The Fondation Hélène Tremblay Lavoie Foundation (Business Registration Number: 838206001RR0001) is a Canadian nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing long-term care services for Francophone adults experiencing loss of autonomy in Southern Ontario.

Mission and Vision

The Foundation's mission is to contribute to the availability and improvement of long-term care for Francophone adults who are losing autonomy, ensuring they can live fully in French throughout all phases of their lives. It advocates for services that respect the cultural, social, and linguistic values of the Francophone community[1][5].

Its vision is that Francophone adults facing loss of autonomy have access to appropriate long-term care services and can maintain their language and cultural identity in a supportive environment[1].

Objectives

The Foundation pursues its mission through several key objectives:

• Creating awareness programs within the French community about long-term care needs.
• Facilitating access to and expansion of French-language healthcare services and programs tailored to Francophone adults experiencing loss of autonomy.
• Raising funds to support improvements in long-term care and to develop an eventual capital project aimed at building the first bilingual long-term care facility dedicated to serving Francophone adults within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)[1].

Context and Need

The Foundation addresses a critical shortage of long-term care beds available for Francophone seniors in the GTA. Statistics highlight a disparity: while there is one long-term care bed for every 170 Ontarians in the general population, only one bed exists for every 3,400 Francophones in the region[2].

Branding

The organization's logo symbolizes the union of Quebec’s Fleur de lis and Ontario’s Trillium flower, reflecting the identity of the Francophone community living in Ontario[1].

Registration and Status

The Fondation Hélène Tremblay Lavoie Foundation is registered as a charitable organization with the Canadian Revenue Agency under the business number 838206001RR0001. It complies with CRA requirements and actively engages in fundraising to support its mission[3][4][5].