French immersion
Province/Territory 2012 2000
Alberta 7% 4%
British Columbia 9% 2%
Manitoba 12% 6%
New Brunswick 25% 32%
Newfoundland and Labrador 14% 7%
Nova Scotia 13% 12%
Ontario 9% 6%
Prince Edward Island 23% 20%
Québec 37% 22%
Saskatchewan 7% 3%
Use of French immersion programs -- Canada
French-immersion programs are offered in all ten Canadian provinces . French popularity differs by province and region . Currently , enrollment in French immersion is highest in Quebec , New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island , and lowest in Saskatchewan . Western Canada , which is predominantly Anglophone , is experiencing high population growth , and has seen significant increases in the proportion of French immersion students .
French immersion is a form of bilingual education in which students, who do not speak French as first language will receive instruction in French. In most French-immersion schools, students will learn to speak French and learn most subjects such as history, music, geography, math, art, physical education and science in French. Most school boards in Ontario offer French Immersion starting in grade one and others start as early as senior kindergarten. With the TDSB French immersion is offered starting in senior kindergarten. At the primary level, students will receive instructions in French at a hundred percent of their instructional day. English instruction is introduced in grade 4, and the minutes of English instruction will increase throughout their educational career with up to fifty percent of English/French instruction daily.