Courses run for the full program year (from September to June). Classes run on either Wednesday evenings (from 5:45 PM) or Saturday mornings (from 8:45 AM) for up to 30 sessions. See more details below.

Full Disclosure Dates:

The program is open to both YRDSB and non-YRDSB students, in grades 9 to 12. Level B courses require no prior knowledge or prerequisite (see Prerequisites).

Students must attend the first day of class to secure their position in the course.

A $20.00 consumable/resources fee is collected in the third class, with more information provided at a later date.

International fee-paying visa students are required to pay an additional $1,000 fee to participate in the program.

This is a credit-bearing course. The student's final mark will appear on their Ontario Student Record (OSR). A prerequisite is not required for a Level B credit course. Students must have the required prerequisite course in order to enroll in a Level C or Level D credit course. Students cannot skip a level based on fluency alone.

Upon request, to verify a student's eligibility to enroll in a Level C or Level D credit course, the student must show necessary documentation to the home school Guidance staff and/or the ILIL Principal or Site Administrator.

In summary:

• A prerequisite is not required for a Level B credit course.
• Level B is a prerequisites for a Level C credit course of the same language.
• Level C is a prerequisites for a Level D credit course of the same language.

Advanced standing is only granted to students who have recently arrived (6-12 months) in Ontario and have the required documents to prove an equivalent course prerequisite was completed from the home province/country. This will be reviewed on a case by case basis. If you are uncertain, please do not hesitate to consult the ILIL Office via email at ilil@yrdsb.ca.

What is the approval process?

A prerequisite is not required for a Level B credit course. Students must have the required prerequisite course in order to enroll in a Level C or Level D credit course. Students cannot skip a level based on fluency alone.

To verify a student's eligibility to enroll in a Level C or Level D credit course, the student must show necessary prerequisite documentation to the home school Guidance staff and/or the ILIL Principal or Site Administrator.

How many ILIL courses can students take?

ILIL secondary credit courses are for the whole program year. Students can take a different language course on both Saturday or Wednesday, with approval from their dayschool Guidance. 

• Students are not able to take two different levels of the same language (i.e. a Level B and a Level C or a Level C and a Level D) at the same time on different program days.

Welcome information

Before the start of the program, students will receive an email with instructions on how to join the class on the first day. YRDSB students will log in with their gapps accounts and non-YRDSB students will be provided with different instructions that will be sent to the email address provided on their registration form.

Exams

Details on the nature of the Final Culminating Activity and in-person Final Exam will be provided by the classroom teacher in the first couple of days of the program.  Students must ensure that they will be available to attend a specified school location on the scheduled date of the in-person Final Exam.  If a student is absent from a Final Culminating Activity or Final Exam, appropriate documentation must be provided (i.e. medical note, court document, etc.) in order to avoid a mark of zero.

How are final grades reported?

Credit courses, the final grade for the ILIL Secondary Credit program will appear on students' official transcripts.

• For YRDSB students
  • Grades are automatically on their transcript and credit summary.
• For non-YRDSB students 
  • Grades are mailed to their day schools.
  • Schools must enter the final mark for the grades to appear on their transcript.

Course Changes  

How am I notified if a course is cancelled? 

• YRDSB students will receive and email to their YRDSB gapps account from my Blueprint if the course they registered in is cancelled. Non-YRDSB students will be emailed, using the same email address that was used to register for the course. 
• As an alternative, students can check the website the day before the first class.

How do students drop a course?

All students are encouraged to speak directly with their day school guidance should they wish to withdraw from their course. ​

• For YRDSB secondary students, withdrawals from an ILIL credit course need to be completed through the student’s day-school Guidance Department. This is important because the Guidance counsellor will review the student’s current credit count and graduation requirements to ensure that the student has the appropriate number of credits and that withdrawing from the course will not leave anything outstanding.
• Non-YRDSB students must seek approval from their day school Guidance counsellor. Please have your Guidance email their approval to withdraw from the course to:
  • Wednesday.ILILConline@yrdsb.ca
  • Saturday.ILILConline@yrdsb.ca  
• All students under the age of 18 must have parental permission.

Who should I contact if I have questions or concerns?

Students can connect with their Site Administrators at the following email addresses:

• Wednesday.ILILConline@yrdsb.ca
• Saturday.ILILConline@yrdsb.ca  

Registration is now closed.

Registration is now closed.