This statistic shows the total number of students enrolled in regular second language programs offered by public elementary and secondary schools in Canada in the academic year 2020/21, distinguished by province. In 2020/21, about 742,281 students were enrolled in regular second language programs in Ontario.
Number of students enrolled in regular second language programs in Canada in academic year 2020/21, by province
Characteristic
Number of students
Quebec
788,034
Ontario
742,281
British Columbia
184,464
Alberta
122,961
Manitoba
48,603
Nova Scotia
43,581
Newfoundland and Labrador
26,796
Saskatchewan
26,046
New Brunswick
22,389
Prince Edward Island
6,651
Northwest Territories
1,839
Yukon
1,746
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Regular second language program is where French is taught to Anglophone students or English is taught to Francophone students as a subject in the regular course offerings. One or more additional subjects can also be taught in the student's second official language but second language instruction must not exceed 25% of all instruction time. Regular second language program is also known as core language program.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, 1cademic year 2020-2021. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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