Students in Senior Kindergarten to Grade 8 can learn to read, write and speak a new language or maintain their heritage language. Please note that no experience is necessary in a language to enroll in the program. More than 20 different language programs are available.
Please Note:
- Class are offered based on enrolment and teacher availability.
- After the start of the program, classes may be cancelled due to low enrollment, attendance, and/or teacher availability. Families will be contacted with updates, as necessary.
- Stacked classes may be created based on enrolment numbers.
- Additional fees are required for international fee-paying visa students.
In-person registration opens Friday, November 15, 2024.
Before attending in-person registration please read the following registration guidelines:
- View the course of the language program offered and date/location offered (see below).
- Spaces are limited; therefore, email the appropriate ILIL Site to request the language program you would like to register for. ILIL Site Information is available on this page.
- If space is available you will receive further instructions on when to attend in-person registration.
Please note:
- Please allow up to 5 business days to receive a response because site staff are part-time.
- The main ILIL office is unable to confirm space availability. Space availability can only be confirmed by ILIL Site staff.
In-person Registration Period | In-person Registration Start Date | In-person Registration Time | Class Start Date |
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In-person Registration | Friday, November 15, 2024 | Classes scheduled: Tuesday to Friday Saturday | Confirm with Site |
Day of Class | Class Time |
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Friday | 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm |
Saturday | 9:30 am to 12:00 pm (all classes) 9:00 am to 11:30 am(only for Mandarin - Simplified classes at Markville S.S.) |
Tuesday | 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm |
Wednesday | 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm |
Thursday | 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm |
The program is funded by the Ontario Ministry of Education.
A $20 resource/consumable fee is collected which supports the costs of technology fees such as licensing, maintaining a virtual platform, online resources and classroom materials.
International fee-paying visa students are required to pay the $20 resource/consumable fee plus $225 for a total of $245.
If a student wishes to take an additional class of the exact same language a fee of $225, plus the $20 consumable/resource fee will be charged for a total of $245.00.
Transfer Policy
- Students may be able to transfer, depending on space availability.
- Should you choose to transfer to another program day and/or location, you will need to re-register and pay the applicable fee.
Refund Policy
- No refunds are issued after the start of the program.
Elementary school-aged children (SK to Grade 8).Students must be age 5 before December 31 (proof of age is required).
How to Register:
Online registration is now closed.
Non-YRDSB students, please note:
You may be contacted to confirm your enrolment if you are a new student to the program. At that time you will need to provide proof of status in Canada:
- Canadian citizens require one original citizenship/immigration document.
- Other citizenships require two citizenship/immigration documents.
All students will be placed into age appropriate classes (day school grade) regardless of level of language fluency; teachers will differentiate instruction based on student needs. This will mean that, depending on enrollment, language classes may have a variety of grades represented in each class.
Location | Day of Class | Class Time |
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Remote | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
To preserve this language, this program will be taught in an online format to better accommodate participants from across the province. Classes occur online using a synchronous and asynchronous model, with check-in opportunities with the teacher.Families will be contacted with updates as necessary.
Location | Day of Class | Class Time |
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Remote | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
To preserve this language, this program will be taught in an online format to better accommodate participants from across the province. Classes occur online using a synchronous and asynchronous model, with check-in opportunities with the teacher.Families will be contacted with updates as necessary.
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
Arabic | Remote | Online | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Arabic | Sir William Mulock S.S. | Newmarket | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Arabic | Milliken Mills S.S. | Markham | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
Cantonese | Remote | Online | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Cantonese | Pierre Elliott Trudeau H.S. | Markham | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Cantonese | Sir William Mulock S.S. | Newmarket | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Cantonese | Stouffville D.S.S. | Stouffville | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Cantonese | Unionville H.S. | Unionville | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Cantonese | Middlefield C.I. | Markham | Thursday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Cantonese | Markville S.S. | Markham | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Cantonese | Milliken Mills H.S. | Unionville | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Cantonese | Tommy Douglas S.S. | Woodbridge | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Cantonese | Unionville H.S. | Unionville | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Cantonese | Bayview S.S. | Richmond Hill | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Cantonese | Markville S.S. | Markham | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
Dari | Remote | Online | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
Farsi | Remote | Online | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Farsi | Remote | Online | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Farsi | Sir William Mulock S.S. | Newmarket | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Farsi | King City S.S. | Richmond Hill | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Farsi | Richmond Hill H.S. | Richmond Hill | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Farsi | Thornlea S.S. | Thornhill | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
Filipino | Remote | Online | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
German | Remote | Online | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
Greek | Remote | Online | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Greek | Sir William Mulock SS | Newmarket | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Greek | Unionville H.S. | Markham | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
Gujarati | Remote | Online | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
Hebrew | Remote | Online | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Hebrew | Stephen Lewis S.S. | Thornhill | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
Hindi | Remote | Online | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Hindi | Tommy Douglas S.S. | Woodbridge | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Hindi | Middlefield C.I. | Markham | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
Italian | Remote | Online | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
Japanese | Remote | Online | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Japanese | Remote | Online | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Japanese | Unionville H.S. | Unionville | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Japanese | Thornlea SS | Thornhill | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
Korean | Remote | Online | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Korean | Remote | Online | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Korean | Sir William Mulock S.S. | Newmarket | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Korean | King City S.S. | Richmond Hill | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
Macedonian | Middlefield C.I. | Markham | Thursday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
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Mandarin | Unionville H.S. | Unionville | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Mandarin | Remote | Online | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
A Mandarin program where instructors teach Traditional writing script and also focus on Simplified writing script, however, please note these classes are subject to instructor availability.
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
Mandarin - Simplified | Remote | Online | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Remote | Online | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Newmarket H.S. | Newmarket | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Pierre Elliott Trudeau H.S. | Markham | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Stouffville D.S.S. | Stouffville | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Unionville H.S. | Unionville | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Bur Oak S.S. | Markham | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | King City S.S. | Richmond Hill | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Pierre Elliott Trudeau H.S. | Markham | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Stephen Lewis S.S. | Thornhill | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Middlefield C.I. | Markham | Thursday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Bayview S.S. | Richmond Hill | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Markville SS | Markham | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Milliken Mills H.S. | Unionville | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Tommy Douglas S.S. | Woodbridge | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Unionville H.S. | Unionville | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Bayview S.S. | Richmond Hill | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Markville S.S. | Markham | Saturday | *9:00 AM to 11:30 AM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Middlefield C.I. | Markham | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Richmond Hill H.S. | Richmond Hill | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Mandarin - Simplified | Thornlea S.S. | Thornhill | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
Mandarin - Traditional | Remote | Online | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Traditional | Bayview S.S. | Richmond Hill | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Traditional | Unionville H.S. | Unionville | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Mandarin - Traditional | Bayview S.S. | Richmond Hill | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Mandarin - Traditional | Middlefield C.I. | Markham | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
Punjabi | Remote | Online | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Punjabi | Tommy Douglas S.S. | Woodbridge | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
Russian | Remote | Online | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Russian | Remote | Online | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Russian | Newmarket H.S. | Newmarket | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Russian | King City S.S. | Richmond Hill | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Russian | Stephen Lewis S.S. | Thornhill | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Russian | Richmond Hill H.S. | Richmond Hill | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class | Notice |
Sanskrit | Remote | Online | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM | |
Sanskrit | Bayview S.S. | Richmond Hill | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM | Cancelled |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
Sinhala | Remote | Online | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
Spanish | Remote | Online | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Spanish | Remote | Online | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Spanish | Sir William Mulock S.S. | Newmarket | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Spanish | Stouffville D.S.S. | Stouffville | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Spanish | Stephen Lewis SS | Thornhill | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Spanish | Middlefield C.I. | Markham | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
Tamil | Remote | Online | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Tamil | Remote | Online | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Tamil | Newmarket H.S. | Newmarket | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Tamil | Stouffville D.S.S. | Stouffville | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Tamil | Bur Oak S.S. | Markham | Wednesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Tamil | Middlefield C.I. | Markham | Thursday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Tamil | Tommy Douglas S.S. | Woodbridge | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Tamil | Middlefield C.I. | Markham | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
Turkish | Remote | Online | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
Ukrainian | Remote | Online | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
Urdu | Remote | Online | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Urdu | Tommy Douglas S.S. | Woodbridge | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
Vietnamese | Remote | Online | Tuesday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Vietnamese | Tommy Douglas SS | Woodbridge | Friday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
Language | Location | Area | Day of Class | Time of Class |
Yoruba | Remote | Online | Thursday | 6:00 to 8:30 PM |
As the language course is new to the program, to better support its development, it will be taught in a fully online format. Online learning does not require students and teachers to be face-to-face with each other. Classes occur online using a synchronous and asynchronous model, with check-in opportunities with the teacher. Families will be contacted with updates as necessary.
Please note:
- Additional fees are required for international fee-paying visa students.
- Elementary classes and Secondary Credit course offerings are subject to enrollment and teacher availability. Stacked classes and courses may be created based on registration numbers.
- In addition, classes and courses may be subject to closure after the start date based on low enrollment, attendance, and/or teacher availability.
Please note that all ILIL teaching staff will continue to be used as a supplementary instructional tool.
Accessing the Google Classroom
For YRDSB students, a Google Classroom invitation link will be sent directly to the student’s @gapps.yrdsb.ca email address.
For non-YRDSB students, a call (from Private Number/No Caller ID) will be made to the parent/guardian listed on this form to provide sensitive information. Once you have received the student log in credentials, complete the following:
Using a PC or a MAC
- Sign out of all other Google accounts, either from your home school board or personal accounts.
- Open Chrome and select ‘Incognito Window” from the menu at the right hand side of the screen (where there are three dots in a row)
- In your Incognito window, go to https://classroom.google.com When prompted, select “Go to Classroom”
- When presented with the Google Login form, enter your 9 digit YRDSB student number and @gapps.yrdsb.ca (i.e. 123456789@gapps.yrdsb.ca)
- On the next login screen, which will have the YRDSB logo, please enter the student number only and the password that was provided (i.e. 123456789 & password)
- When prompted, accept any Google conditions.
- You are now logged in. Look for the plus sign in the top right corner, and use the Google Classroom code.
Issues with Finding the Student’s Google Classroom
If a Google Classroom code was not provided, please use the student’s @gapps.yrdsb.ca Gmail account of an email containing the Google Classroom invite
If you have any questions regarding the program (e.g., Google Classroom invitation links, class times, etc.), please contact ILIL@yrdsb.ca.