I live in SouthWestern Ontario and both my kids go to a French Catholic school (not French Immersion). My wife is from a small French community close by (Pain Court) and she wanted our kids to be fluent in French just like her and her family.
When we get assessed for property taxes we are asked which school board the education portion of our property taxes should go toward. For us it is French Catholic. Also, when we vote we are asked which school board so we can vote for trustees on the French Catholic school board since this impacts our children. So is it free? Not really, it is rolled into your property taxes just like the English public schools. You don't pay any extra for it, but make no mistake, you are paying for it through property taxes.
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