British Columbia parents who have lost the chance to get their children into French immersion through a lottery system are hoping the education minister's teacher-recruitment trip to Europe will create more opportunities for early bilingualism. say demand for French immersion enrolment is particularly strong in their province, where a Supreme Court of Canada decision in November 2016 restored small class sizes, requiring more teachers in all subjects. They are not aware that the anglophone provinces have a significant and growing interest in French-language education," he said, adding B.C. "A lottery system for French-immersion registration was introduced by some school districts to replace long pre-registration lineups outside schools, where parents often camped out over several days. "Families are still being turned away, whether through a lottery system, a campout or a wait-list system at 20 of 48 school districts," Lewis said.

Source: CBC News April 15, 2018 19:52 UTC