COLLABORATING FOR INCLUSIVE AND HIGH-QUALITY SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES FOR OFFICIAL LANGUAGE MINORITY COMMUNITIES
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
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On November 20, 2025, the symposium “Collaborating for Inclusive and High-Quality Social and Health Services for Official Language Minority Communities” will take place at the University of Ottawa. This event is organized by GReFoPS in collaboration with several partners, including the CNFS–Volet Université d’Ottawa and the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Ottawa.
Students currently enrolled in a postsecondary program or who graduated in 2025 are invited to submit an abstract in French or in English for a poster presentation. Submissions must focus on a student research project related to social or health services for Official Language Minority Communities (OLMC). Posters and abstracts previously submitted or presented elsewhere are welcome.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at: [email protected]
Students currently enrolled in a postsecondary program or who graduated in 2025 are invited to submit an abstract in French or in English for a poster presentation. Submissions must focus on a student research project related to social or health services for Official Language Minority Communities (OLMC). Posters and abstracts previously submitted or presented elsewhere are welcome.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at: [email protected]
Abstract submission deadline: October 15, 2025, at 11:59 p.m.
Eligibility Criteria
Abstract Evaluation Criteria
All abstracts must be submitted via this designated form and must not exceed 360 words in French or 300 words in English.
Abstracts will be evaluated by a peer review committee based on the following criteria:
Please note that this list is indicative, and other topics may be accepted if they are related to health or social services intended for OLMC.
2. Relevance and coherence of the methodology in relation to the project’s objectives;
3. Presence of research results (or, depending on the project’s progress, expected results), a systematic review, or a synthesis of existing knowledge;
4. Potential contribution to advancing knowledge or practice;
5. Clarity and quality of abstract writing.
All submitted and selected abstracts will have the possibility to be made available virtually on the GReFoPS website for a 30-day period starting November 15. Selected abstracts will be presented in person in poster format during the symposium, from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Poster Format and Presentation
Submission Form:
Please fill out the following form: Research abstract submission form
Symposium Participation:
To attend this free symposium, we invite you to register here: Event Registration Form
Eligibility Criteria
- Students from any Canadian college or university, at any level, as well as graduates from these programs in 2025, are invited to submit an abstract.
- Each person may submit only one abstract.
Abstract Evaluation Criteria
All abstracts must be submitted via this designated form and must not exceed 360 words in French or 300 words in English.
Abstracts will be evaluated by a peer review committee based on the following criteria:
- Relevance of the issue and objectives to one or more of the following themes related to social or health services for Official Language Minority Communities (OLMC):
- Equity, diversity, and inclusion
- Quality of services
- Active offer of services in the official minority language
- Collaborative approaches (e.g., interprofessional approaches)
- Experiences and best practices
- Methodologies that may benefit OLMC
- Linguistic insecurity or linguistic risk-taking in the context of social or health services
Please note that this list is indicative, and other topics may be accepted if they are related to health or social services intended for OLMC.
2. Relevance and coherence of the methodology in relation to the project’s objectives;
3. Presence of research results (or, depending on the project’s progress, expected results), a systematic review, or a synthesis of existing knowledge;
4. Potential contribution to advancing knowledge or practice;
5. Clarity and quality of abstract writing.
All submitted and selected abstracts will have the possibility to be made available virtually on the GReFoPS website for a 30-day period starting November 15. Selected abstracts will be presented in person in poster format during the symposium, from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Poster Format and Presentation
- For all new posters, printing costs will be covered by the GreFoPS team. Posters to be printed must meet the following specifications:
- Dimensions: 120 cm wide × 90 cm high
- Poster files must be submitted for printing no later than November 14 at noon. Printing instructions will be provided.
- A presenter must be on site between 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. on November 20 to present the poster. Presentations to the scientific committee should last 5 minutes, followed by a question period.
- The scientific committee will evaluate the poster presentations, and prizes will be given to students and 2025 graduates.
Submission Form:
Please fill out the following form: Research abstract submission form
Symposium Participation:
To attend this free symposium, we invite you to register here: Event Registration Form
If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected]
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Partners :
This symposium is organized by the GReFoPS in collaboration with many partners including the Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of Ottawa, the CNFS – Volet Université d’Ottawa, the CNFS – Secrétariat national, the Réseau FORCES Santé and the Institut du Savoir Montfort.
This symposium is organized by the GReFoPS in collaboration with many partners including the Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of Ottawa, the CNFS – Volet Université d’Ottawa, the CNFS – Secrétariat national, the Réseau FORCES Santé and the Institut du Savoir Montfort.
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Funding :
This symposium is made possible through financial support from Health Canada via the CNFS – Volet Unviersité d'Ottawa. It is also part of a project funded in part by the Government of Canada's Innovative Work-Integrated Learning Initiative. This project is funded in part by CEWIL Canada’s iHUB.
This symposium is made possible through financial support from Health Canada via the CNFS – Volet Unviersité d'Ottawa. It is also part of a project funded in part by the Government of Canada's Innovative Work-Integrated Learning Initiative. This project is funded in part by CEWIL Canada’s iHUB.
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