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A man went to a ServiceOntario branch in central west Toronto to get an accent added to his first name on his health card.
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A man went to a ServiceOntario branch in central west Toronto to get an accent added to his first name on his health card.
A man went to a ServiceOntario branch in central west Toronto to get an accent added to his first name on his health card. He asked for service in French, but the branch told him that no bilingual agents were available at the moment. He also noticed that several posters were in English only. The City of Toronto is a designated region under the French Language Services Act, which means that government agencies within it must offer services in French.
RESULT: We raised the issue with ServiceOntario (part of the Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery). It reviewed various aspects of the French services offered in this branch, which is managed by a private provider on behalf of the government. As a result, ServiceOntario made the following improvements:
Learn more about the French Language Services Unit which answers questions and takes complaints about services in French.