Canadian Association of Community Health Centres

04/15/2026

This year we are celebrating 100 years of Community Health Centres, with the eldest being Mount Carmel Clinic in Manitoba. We wanted to speak to the eldest CHCs in their respective provinces to hear about their work, legacies and growth as they continue to impact communities. We are joined by Centretown CHC | CSC du Centre-ville in Ottawa, ON who are 57 years old and the oldest CHC in Ontario, as well as Saskatoon Community Clinic Primary Care and Pharmacy in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and is the oldest CHC in the province, turning 64 this July.

This year we are celebrating 100 years of Community Health Centres, with the eldest being Mount Carmel Clinic in Manitoba. We wanted to speak to the eldest C...

03/30/2026

To close out Nutrition month, hear from Guelph Community Health Centre client Lin on how her Shelldale Farm Park garden has impacted her life and why soclai prescribing in CHCs is fundamental.

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03/27/2026

For Guelph Community Health Centre client Lori, the Shelldale Farm Park taught her more than gardening tools. Shelldale Farm Park became a place of community, allowing Lori to donate her time and become even more involved in her CHC.

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03/26/2026

For Nutrition month, we are sharing the work of Guelph Community Health Centre who operate Shelldale Park Farm. This farm allows clients to grow their own food, connect with other members of their community and learn about gardening. Hear from their client, Markos, here:

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03/25/2026

How SRH resources are delivered and supported shapes who can access SRH care.

Swipe to explore where capacity limitations affect SRH information and what is missing.

03/18/2026

SRH resources don’t work the same way for everyone.

Swipe to explore where certain communities face greater barriers, and how systems make SRH care harder to navigate.

03/12/2026

On this episode of the podcast we're joined by Mount Carmel Clinic in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Founded in 1926, Mount Carmel is Canada’s first Community Health Centre and is celebrating 100 remarkable years of service this year. We are thrilled to mark this milestone, learn more about the incredible work they do, the impact they have had, how they continue to meet the evolving needs of the people they serve, and hear about the celebrations planned to honor a century of care and community impact.

Manitoba Association of Community Health

On this episode of the podcast I’m joined by Bobbette Shofner, Executive Director of Mount Carmel Clinic in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Founded in 1926, Mount Carmel...

03/12/2026

Our Knowledge Translation Specialist will be sharing details about Vaccine Hesitancy Among Equity-Deserving Populations at 11:30AM at the Public Health 2026 Conference in Montreal! We hope to see you there.

03/11/2026

We are here in Montreal at the Public Health 2026 conference! CACHC will be presenting findings from our national vaccine resource environmental scan and our applied research work to increase vaccine confidence. We hope to see you at our presentation Thursday morning at 11:30AM.

03/11/2026

Access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) care isn’t just about services; it’s also about the tools that support them.

Receiving SRH care is shaped by how information is written, shared, and made visible. Swipe to explore the gaps that limit the reach of current SRH resources.

Stay tuned for the remaining 6 key findings shaping access to SRH care and why coordinated, equitable SRH resources matter.

03/05/2026

Join us as we will be celebrating the CHC movement all year long by downloading the graphic and using the hashtag on our website linked below. Share your stories with us so we can highlight the impact of CHCs across Canada.

Joignez-vous à nous pour célébrer le mouvement des centres de santé communautaires tout au long de l'année en téléchargeant l'image et en utilisant le mot-clic sur notre site Web au lien ci-dessous. Partagez vos témoignages avec nous afin que nous puissions mettre en lumière l'impact des centres de santé communautaires partout au Canada.

https://www.cachc.ca/100-years-chcs/

03/04/2026

🎉 Community Health Centres in Canada are celebrating 100 years! 🎉

For a century, Community Health Centres have provided accessible, community-governed, team-based care to people facing barriers to health services — integrating primary care, mental health supports, health promotion, and social services to advance health equity across the country.

At West Lambton Community Health Centre, we are proud to be part of this national network and to continue the shared mission of supporting healthier, more connected communities. 💙

From the founding of Canada’s first Community Health Centre in 1926 to today, the CHC model continues to evolve to meet the needs of communities and improve access to care for all.