The SSF and many other organizations believe that including the language variable on the health card is important. The CIHI collects the information reported on the health card. When people apply for a health card, they are not in a vulnerable state. They will indicate their mother tongue.
We realized that this is what happens in Prince Edward Island. People are asked to indicate their mother tongue. About one hundred languages can be found on health cards, but we also ask which official language they are most comfortable with.
We can obtain linguistic data on indigenous people and other groups. It is a way of helping other groups, not just francophones and anglophones.