Table A.4.2
Percentage change of regular second language program enrolments in public elementary and secondary schools, Canada, provinces and territories, 2005/2006 to 2009/20101

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Table A.4.2
Percentage change of regular second language program enrolments in public elementary and secondary schools, Canada, provinces and territories, 2005/2006 to 2009/2010
  Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New BrunswickNote 2 QuebecNote 3 Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia Yukon Northwest Territories Nunavut
2005/2006  
Public -1.4 -3.5 -4.9 -4.7 -0.7 -0.9 -1.4 0.1 -9.3 6.4 -3.2 -7.6 -18.1
2006/2007  
Public 4.7 -7.5 -6.3 -4.5 -2.8 18.3 -2.2 -3.0 3.5 10.9 -2.5 -4.4 14.8
2007/2008  
Public -1.5 -2.8 -4.8 -4.1 -8.7 -2.6 -0.6 -3.0 -0.7 4.7 -1.5 -2.9 -5.0
2008/2009  
Public -2.8 -4.9 -5.5 -4.2 -39.0 -2.6 -1.8 0.1 -7.9 3.1 -3.9 1.6 -9.0 ...
2009/2010  
Public -1.0 -3.6 -0.2 -3.4 22.7 -2.4 0.1 -2.0 -6.0 2.5 -2.9 -14.4 -5.6 ...
… not applicable
1. All jurisdictions, 2005/2006 to 2009/2010. (Public School) Data are available for English second language programs for Québec. Data are available for French second language programs for the other provinces.
2. As of 2008/2009, several changes were implemented to the French as a Second Language (FSL) program. One of the entry points for French Immersion in the public system was changed from Grade 1 to Grade 3. A new methodology was introduced to replace Core French, and this new program began at Grade 4 instead of Grade 1 with a significant concentration of FSL instruction at Grade 5.
3. 2005/2006 data are for students in grades 3 to 11. Data for 2006/2007 to 2009/2010 includes students from grades 1 to 11.
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