Language Allocation — French-language District School Boards
28. (1) For the purposes of this section, a board is coterminous with another board if the areas of jurisdiction of the two boards are wholly or partly the same. (2) For the purposes of this section, (a) the area of jurisdiction of a French-language public district school board is divided into portions matching the areas of jurisdiction of the coterminous English-language public district school boards; (b) the area of jurisdiction of a French-language separate district school board is divided into portions matching the areas of jurisdiction of the coterminous English-language separate district school boards; and (c) where the area of jurisdiction of a French-language separate district school board is the same as the area of jurisdiction of an English-language separate district school board, the total area of jurisdiction of the French-language separate district school board is one portion. (3) For the purposes of paragraph 3 of section 25, the ALF/PDF amount for the board shall be determined as follows: 1. Determine the ALF funding level for the board in accordance with subsection (4). 2. Determine the PDF funding level for the board in accordance with subsection (11). 3. Total the amounts determined under paragraphs 1 and 2. (4) For the purposes of paragraph 1 of subsection (3), the ALF funding level for the board shall be determined as follows: 1. Determine the number of elementary instructional units for ALF purposes for each portion of the board, in accordance with subsection (6). The determination under this paragraph shall be accurate to two decimal places. 2. Determine the number of secondary instructional units for ALF purposes for each portion of the board, in accordance with subsection (7). The determination under this paragraph shall be accurate to two decimal places. 3. For each portion of the board, add the numbers determined under paragraphs 1 and 2. 4. Determine the assimilation factor for each portion of the board, in accordance with subsection (8) or (9), as the case may be. 5. For each portion of the board, multiply the number determined under paragraph 3 by the factor determined under paragraph 4. 6. For each portion of the board, multiply the product determined under paragraph 5 by $60,000. 7. Total the amounts determined for each of the portions of the board under paragraph 6. (5) For the purposes of subsections (6) and (7), the pupils of a board shall be counted on the basis of day school full-time equivalent enrolment for the board as of October 31, 1998. (6) The number of elementary instructional units for ALF purposes for a portion of the board shall be determined as follows: 1. Allow 0.005 elementary instructional units for ALF purposes for each of the first 200 elementary school pupils of the board who are enrolled in schools located in the portion. 2. Allow 0.0025 elementary instructional units for ALF purposes for each of the next 1,600 elementary school pupils of the board who are enrolled in schools located in the portion. 3. Allow 0.0013 elementary instructional units for ALF purposes for each of the remaining elementary school pupils of the board who are enrolled in schools located in the portion. 4. Total the instructional units allowed for ALF purposes for the portion of the board under paragraphs 1, 2 and 3. (7) The number of secondary instructional units for ALF purposes for a portion of the board shall be determined as follows: 1. Allow 0.0025 secondary instructional units for ALF purposes for each of the first 1,200 secondary school pupils of the board who are enrolled in schools located in the portion. 2. Allow 0.0013 secondary instructional units for ALF purposes for each of the remaining secondary school pupils of the board who are enrolled in schools located in the portion. 3. Total the instructional units allowed for ALF purposes for the portion of the board under paragraphs 1 and 2. (8) The assimilation factor for a portion of a French-language public district school board shall be the factor specified in Table 3 for the English-language public district school board the area of jurisdiction of which matches the portion. (9) The assimilation factor for a portion of a French-language separate district school board shall be the factor specified in Table 3 for the English-language separate district school board the area of jurisdiction of which matches the portion. (10) For the purposes of subsection (11), a pupil is eligible for PDF funding if, (a) the pupil was admitted to a school of the board under section 293 of the Act; (b) the pupil entered Canada during the period beginning September 1, 1995 and ending August 31, 1998 from a country in which French is a standard language of schooling or public administration; (c) the pupil has one or more of the following characteristics: 1. The pupil speaks a variety of French that is so different from the French being used as the language of instruction in schools of the board that a PDF program should be offered to the pupil. 2. The pupil’s schooling has been interrupted or delayed. 3. The pupil has little knowledge of English or French. (11) For the purposes of paragraph 2 of subsection (3), the PDF funding level for the board shall be determined as follows: 1. Determine, as of October 31, 1998, the number of pupils of the board who are eligible for PDF funding and who entered Canada during the period beginning September 1, 1997 and ending August 31, 1998 from a country described in clause (10) (b), excluding pupils who are 21 years of age or more on December 31, 1998, and multiply that number by 1.0. 2. Determine, as of October 31, 1998, the number of pupils of the board who are eligible for PDF funding and who entered Canada during the period beginning September 1, 1996 and ending August 31, 1997 from a country described in clause (10) (b), excluding pupils who are 21 years of age or more on December 31, 1998, and multiply that number by 0.6. 3. Determine, as of October 31, 1998, the number of pupils of the board who are eligible for PDF funding and who entered Canada during the period beginning September 1, 1995 and ending August 31, 1996 from a country described in clause (10) (b), excluding pupils who are 21 years of age or more on December 31, 1998, and multiply that number by 0.3. 4. Total the products obtained under paragraphs 1, 2 and 3. 5. Multiply the amount determined under paragraph 4 by $2,235. O. Reg. 287/98, s. 28. Small Schools Allocation