The Consortium national de formation en santé - Collège Boréal Section

These scholarships are dedicated to students enrolled in the first year of their CNFS program of study at Collège Boréal. A total of 44 scholarships will be awarded based on the quality of the application. Students must clearly explain why they have chosen to study in the health field in French. If more than 44 applicants meet this first selection criterion, the student’s cumulative average will be taken into account in the selection process. To apply, students must complete the electronic application form (link provided above).

Application period: September 3 to October 15, 2025

Are you completing an internship between April 1, 2025, and March 31, 2026, in a French-speaking minority community in Canada (outside Quebec)?

You may be eligible for a $700 bursary to help cover your travel expenses!

Eligibility requirements:

• Internship must take place in a French-speaking minority community (outside Quebec)
• Proof of actual travel expenses required (e.g., fuel, transportation, accommodation)
• Mandatory training completed: Cheminer vers la réussite de mon stage

Submit your application now!

For more information: cnfs@collegeboreal.ca

6 scholarships of $1,000 available

Announcing the Inclusive Nursing Futures Scholarships

Because the health of our communities depends on a nursing profession that reflects and includes all.

At Collège Boréal, we believe that providing quality care begins with understanding the realities, cultures, and lived experiences of the people we serve. With this in mind, we are proud to launch a new initiative: recruitment scholarships for an inclusive nursing future, designed to support students from equity-deserving groups in the health field.

This initiative is intended in particular for individuals who are:

• Indigenous, racialized, or people of colour;
• living with a visible, invisible, permanent, temporary, or episodic disability;
• living with mental health challenges;
• neurodivergent;
• part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.

This initiative is not about exclusion, but about addressing systemic barriers and building a nursing profession that reflects the diversity of our communities. By recognizing the value of diverse experiences and unique journeys, we help build a healthcare system that is more compassionate, equitable, and effective.

We encourage all interested individuals to apply with confidence, in a safe, respectful environment rooted in voluntary self-identification.

Because equity doesn’t mean treating everyone the same—it means giving each person what they need to succeed.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible, you must:

1. Be enrolled full-time in the first year of a nursing program (SIAX or BSI) at one of Collège Boréal’s seven campuses.
2. Demonstrate a commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in the healthcare field by submitting a short written statement (maximum 300 words) that outlines:
   • your commitment to equity in health;
   • your motivation to help build a more inclusive nursing profession.

You may also include, if you wish:

• your personal or community background;
• experiences related to diversity or inclusion;
• any other relevant perspectives you’d like to share.

Self-identification is entirely voluntary and not required. If you choose to share aspects of your identity or lived experience, this information will be treated with the utmost confidentiality and respect.

Next Step

If your application is successful, you will be required to complete an EDI training module before receiving the scholarship. This training will be provided free of charge by CNFS.

Application period: October 16 to December 4, 2025

The active offer for French health and social services consists of proactively and confidently offering a set of services in French from the first contact with the patient. The active offer of these services is a matter of quality, safety, ethics, and equity.

• Active Offer Hub

The Active Offer Hub is a directory that allows direct access to a variety of resources related to the active offer.

• Active Offer Training

To learn more about the active offer of French services, the Réseau du mieux-être francophone du nord de l’Ontario offers a free training of 3 or 5 hours (introduction + three or six modules). In order to receive a certificate of attendance, you must successfully complete an evaluation at the end of each module.

• “Je parle français” Pins

The CNFS Collège Boréal Section offers its students free “Je parle français” magnetic pins to equip the future health professionals during internships and community activities. If you have not yet obtained your “Je parle français” pin and you want to get one, simply complete this order form.

• Journeying to Well-being: Training Kit for an Optimal Mental Health

A free kit offered by the CNFS-University of Ottawa Section has been designed to give you strategies to prevent the onset of student burnout syndrome. It will help you, among other things, to recognize the warning signs of this syndrome, better understand your feelings and discover the factors that put you at risk of developing this syndrome. Thus, you will be able to choose preventive strategies and attitudes that work for you to improve your well-being. By consulting the various videos of this kit, you are already taking a concrete step to improve your mental health!

A free training offered by the CNFS-University of Ottawa Section. This online workshop includes all the tools necessary for the success of your internship in the health field. It helps you become an active learner, understand your role, and more.

The programme d’excellence professionnelle (PEP) aims to improve the knowledge of professionals, managers, and students through lunchtime conferences on various topics. Participants can attend the conferences in person or connect by videoconference or webinar.

The CNFS-University of Ottawa Section health professionals team provides a series of online or in class workshops under the professional training directory available to all health professionals working in Canada.

Here are some examples:

• Cheminer vers le mieux-être : Contrer l’épuisement professionnel par la résilience
• Découvrir les troubles neurocognitifs afin d’optimiser mes interventions
• Intégrer les données probantes à notre pratique quotidienne : un défi réalisable

Le CNFS-volet Université d’Ottawa offre gratuitement une série d’ateliers de niveau de base et avancé en lien avec la supervision de stage.

This training was designed for French-speaking doctors and healthcare professionals who wish to offer their services through telehealth. This workshop, which lasts about 20 minutes, presents the steps for planning, conducting, and evaluating such a session. The challenges are mentioned as well as the solutions to face them and the resources available to integrate the best practices in telehealth.

Directory of French-language tools that can be used to assess various important aspects of interventions with the elderly.

Collaborative publication between researchers from Laurentian University and Université de Moncton that allows professionals and parents to accompany children in their understanding of emotions.

• Volume 1 (for children aged 3 to 6) Les émotions : Comment mieux les expliquer (cnfslaurentienne.ca)

• Volume 2 (for children aged 7 to 11) Les émotions : Comment mieux les expliquer, volume 2 (cnfslaurentienne.ca)