Minority language program is where French is the language of instruction for Anglophone students or English is the language of instruction for Francophone students. Instruction time in the student's second official language exceeds 25% of all instruction time. Minority language programs is also known as first official language programs.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, 2000 to 2021. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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Canada: minority language programs enrollment 2000-2021
This statistic shows the total number of students enrolled in minority language programs offered by public elementary and secondary schools in Canada from 2000 to 2021. In the 2020/21 academic year, about 256,779 students were enrolled in minority language programs in Canada.
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StatCan. (October 13, 2022). Number of students enrolled in minority language programs in Canada from 2000 to 2021 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 15, 2026, from /statistics/449783/minority-language-programs-enrollment-in-canada/
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