If you would like to print this page, please use the printer friendly version. The latest version of the viewer software is available free of charge from Adobe . Since French is one of Canada's official languages, many parents want their children to have opportunities to learn French.
Every student is entitled to receive school instruction in English.
A board may authorize the use of French or any other language as a language of instruction. If a board determines that there is sufficient demand for a particular alternative program, the board may offer that program to those students whose parents enroll them in the program. A board that offers an alternative program shall continue to offer the regular education program to those students whose parents do not enroll them in the alternative program. In grades 10-12, instructional time is 25 hours per credit. In offering a French Immersion Program, boards must ensure that students have the opportunity to acquire competence in all English language arts skills needed to meet graduation requirements.