Event details
Virtual showcase
Student participation in French immersion programs - national trends
Showcase meeting 1 – Tuesday, October 8, 2024
PRESENTATION
Dominique Pépin-Filion, Senior Research Analyst, and Étienne Lemyre, Senior Analyst at Statistics Canada, will present the new 2021 census data on immersion education in Canada. They will discuss the new census questions on French immersion in English-language schools, the diversification of children within programs, factors related to participation, and links with bilingualism and the use of French in adulthood. The presentation will be followed by discussion groups to allow showcase participants to ask questions about French immersion in Canada.
N.B.: At the request of several participants, this showcase meeting will be recorded.
To download the presentation in English, click here.
To download the presentation in French, click here.
To watch the video recording of the showcase meeting, click here. Please note: the presentation was communicated in French.
Schedule
1:00 pm Eastern
Welcome and introduction
1:05 pm
Presentation by Statistics Canada
1:45 pm
Breakout rooms
Breakout room 1
Bilingualism and language use in adulthood
Breakout room 2
Factors contributing to participation in French immersion
2:05 pm
Return to plenary and sharing of ideas
2:15 pm
End of the showcase meeting