This article speaks to the importance of women run centres; Centres de Sante des Femme du Quartier in Quebec is a featured example of a grass roots francophone women's health centre.
The Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages is an agent of change and ombudsman. Its mission is to take all measures to achieve the three main objectives of the Official Languages Act, namely: the equality of English and French in Parliament, within the Government of Canada, the federal administration and institutions subject to the Act; the preservation and development of official language communities in Canada; the equality of English and French in Canadian society.