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Members and Board

Members

CCS members must meet the following requirements:

  • They must be 18 years of age or older
  • They must be Francophones
  • They must be members of the Board of Directors of the CCS or of the Société franco-manitobaine, or the Board chair of the Collège universitaire de Saint-Boniface or of the Division scolaire franco-manitobaine, or members of a Manitoba health and social services regional roundtable.

Board of Directors

Composition

The Board of Directors is composed of a maximum of eighteen (18) directors and at least one resource person. The composition of the CCS Board of Directors is as follows:

  • four (4) directors appointed by the Board of the Société franco-manitobaine, in the manner specified by the latter
  • the chair and one other member of the Central health and social services regional roundtable
  • the chair and one other member of the South Eastman health and social services regional roundtable
  • the chair and one other member of the remote health and social services regional roundtable
  • the chair and one other member of the urban health and social services regional roundtable
  • a bilingual senior official from Manitoba Health appointed by the appropriate departmental authorities
  • a bilingual senior official from Manitoba Family Services and Housing appointed by the appropriate departmental authorities
  • a Francophone member of the Winnipeg RHA Board
  • a Francophone member of the South Eastman RHA Board
  • a Francophone member of the Central RHA Board
  • a Francophone member of a remote RHA Board
  • the Executive Director of the Francophone Affairs Secretariat.

While a resource person does not act as a director and does not have the right to vote at Board meetings, he or she does have the right to speak.

Health and social services regional roundtables

Roles and Responsibilities

Aligned with the mandate and vision of the CCS, the regional roundtables are responsible for mobilizing and identifying regional or urban health and social service needs, priorities and solutions in addition to liaising with the regional health authorities. The regional roundtables bring their recommendations and solutions to the CCS Board for approval and input. They are also responsible for contributing to the development of the provincial network, by coordinating efforts for the province-wide needs profile, by sharing success stories and resources and so on.

Composition of rural health and social services regional roundtables

The current rural regional roundtables determine the most appropriate mechanism for their member selection. However, each rural health and social services regional roundtable must ensure that its members can function fluently in French and that the region’s francophone communities are equitably represented. Each roundtable is composed of:

  • representative(s) of institutional leaders
  • representative(s) of training institutions, where applicable
  • representative(s) of health and social services professionals
  • representative(s) of health and social services workers
  • one (1) representative of Manitoba Family Services and Consumer Affairs
  • one (1) regional officer of the Réseau communautaire de la Société franco-manitobaine
  • one (1) bilingual representative from a Regional Health Authority
  • a maximum of twelve (12) members.

The current urban regional roundtable determines the most appropriate mechanism for its member selection. The urban health and social services regional roundtable must ensure its members can function fluently in French. The roundtable is composed of:

  • representative(s) of institutional leaders
  • representatives(s) of training institutions, where applicable
  • representative(s) of health and social services professionals
  • representative(s) of health and social services workers
  • representative(s) of Manitoba Family Services and Consumer Affairs
  • one (1) bilingual representative from the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
  • a maximum of twenty (20) members.

Management Roundtables

Roles and Responsibilities

The Management Roundtable is responsible for informing, supporting and advising the Executive Director of CCS regarding operational issues in French language health and social services, especially with health and social service institutions.

Composition

The Management roundtable is composed of:

  1. one (1) senior official and the director or coordinator of the FLS program of the Central, South Eastman and Winnipeg Regional Health Authorities
  2. one (1) remote region representative
  3. the FLS coordinator from Manitoba Family Services and Housing
  4. the FLS coordinator from Manitoba Health
  5. one (1) senior official from the regional Health Canada office
  6. the Executive Director of CCS.