Hiring Information for Supervisors & Managers

NEW FRENCH-LANGUAGE PROCIENCY ASSESSMENT TOOL

The Manitoba Health System will begin using a centralized process for French-language proficiency assessments, leveraging innovative AI technology to evaluate bilingual candidates efficiently and accurately.

Under the previous system, each Health Authority performed their own assessments. This new centralized system will help standardize assessments across Manitoba’s health care sector, ensuring fair and consistent evaluations. Managed by Shared Health–Soins communs’ Francophone Health Department, this streamlined process will deliver faster results and support our commitment to bilingualism, inclusivity, and high-quality care for Manitoba’s French-speaking community.

To send a testing request visit the Shared Health Francophone Health webpage or contact Shared Health Francophone Health for more information

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Onboarding for New Designated Bilingual Employees

Managers toolkit for Success

STEP I : HIRING

These documents will walk you through the process of hiring into a Designated Bilingual Position.

To set up a test, you must fill in the Testing Request prior to the candidate being hired into a Designated Bilingual Position.
Consult Hiring Principles document to guide you in your decision-making process.
Once an employee has been hired, we require the DBP Recruitment Results form so we can track filled and unfilled positions, follow up with the employee for orientation, and training if required.
If you are hiring into a nursing position, remember to determine if they are eligible for the Bilingual/French Requirement Nursing Position Grant ($ 3,000) from the Nurses Recruitment and Retention fund. NRRF Grants (healthcareersmanitoba.ca

STEP II: ORIENTATION AND TUTORING

As soon as the employee starts in their designated position, please share the New Employee Onboarding tool with them (whether they are bilingual or not) and determine if tutoring is required.
Please note : The policy with respect to Recruitment into a Designated Bilingual Position can be found on this same page, under Policies.

If any of this is unclear or if you need help with any aspect of the hiring process, please Francophone Health at [email protected]

STEP III: ENGLISH LANGUAGE SUPPORT

Have you hired a francophone employee whose English is weak? Here are some resources to consider offering to the employee.

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