1. (1) The following classes or courses provided by a board other than as part of the day school program on an instructional day as defined in Regulation 304 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 (School Year Calendar, Professional Activity Days) are continuing education courses or classes for the purpose of paragraph 31 of subsection 171 (1) of the Act and the regulations: 1. A class or course that is designed to develop or to improve the basic literacy and numeracy skills of adults to a level that does not exceed the grade 8 level of competency. 2. A class or course in English or French for adults whose first language learned and still understood is neither English nor French and that is not a class in which a pupil may earn a credit in English or French as a second language. 3. A class or course in citizenship and, where necessary, in language instruction in the English or the French language for persons admitted to Canada as permanent residents under the
Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada). 4. A class or course in driver education in which a pupil may not earn a credit. 5. A class or course in the primary or junior division or in the first two years of the intermediate division in which a language other than English or French is the subject of instruction. 6. A class or course in which a pupil may earn a credit. 7. A class for the purpose of extending the knowledge of adults, for the purpose of improving the skills of adults, for the specific interest of adults or for the enhancement of the knowledge or skills of elementary or secondary school pupils beyond that expected or required of the pupils as part of the regular program in an elementary or secondary school, i. for which the board charges registration fees to persons taking the class and the fees are not calculated in accordance with the regulations, or ii. in which the work required for its successful completion is not acceptable to the Minister as partial fulfilment of the requirements for a diploma granted by the Minister.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 285, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 71/03, s. 1; O. Reg. 503/07, s. 1. (1.1) A continuing education course or class referred to in subsection (1) may be provided by a board at any time of the day or evening.  O. Reg. 97/96, s. 1. (2) The following classes or courses provided by a board between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. that start after the completion of one school year and that end before the next following school year are continuing education classes or courses for the purposes of paragraph 31 of subsection 171 (1) of the Act and the regulations: 1. A class or course for remedial purposes for pupils who are enrolled in an elementary school operated by the board and that is, i. a class or course that the board is required or authorized to provide during the school day to pupils enrolled in elementary schools and, in the school year immediately preceding commencement of the class or course, was a class or course that was provided to its elementary school pupils, and ii. approved by the Minister. 2. A class or course that is operated by the board for pupils who are identified as having a developmental disability. 3. A class or course in which a pupil may earn a credit.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 285, s. 1 (2); O. Reg. 192/04, s. 1.