As a result of their deliberations committees may make recommendations which they include in their reports for the consideration of the House of Commons or the Government. Recommendations related to this study are listed below.

Recommendation 1

That the federal Minister of Health:

a)  with her provincial and territorial counterparts commit to finding solutions to the active offer of health services in both official languages and to make professional bodies aware of the needs of official language minority communities in terms of access to health professionals, including nurses able to offer services in the minority language.

b)  ensure that bilateral agreements on health include enforceable language clauses that, through the transfer of federal funds, meet OLMC needs. 13

Recommendation 2

That Health Canada require that the studies conducted by the Canadian Institute for Health Information include linguistic variables in order to collect solid data on the health of official language minority communities and ensure that sampling reflects these communities. 14

Recommendation 3

That Public Services and Procurement Canada, in partnership with Health Canada, propose to the Canadian Council of Registered Nurse Regulators that it coordinate all translations or adaptations of the NCLEX-RN and preparatory materials with the Government of Canada’s Translation Bureau. 14

Recommendation 4

That Health Canada provide the Consortium national de santé en français with the funding necessary to coordinate – in partnership with the affected francophone post-secondary institutions in its network and student associations– the development of the tools needed to improve the success rate for francophone registered nurses who take the NCLEX-RN exam in French. 14