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WIC connects the classroom to the curriculum of life = empower every student to have a positive impact in their communities. Learn More. Discover Our Values. West Island College is an entirely French school and an English school with a French immersion program.
West Island College (WIC) is a system of three Canadian private schools: West Island College Montreal, founded in 1974, West Island College Calgary, founded in 1982, and Class Afloat–West Island College International, founded in 1984.
May 10, 2024 · At WIC, incredible opportunities happen every day in an environment where learning is tailored to each individual student; where relationships are nurtured through effective teamwork and collaboration; and where students are immersed in a community of enthusiastic learners.
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Ontario is divided by three of Canada’s seven physiographic regions. These three regions are the Hudson Bay Lowlands, the Canadian Shield and the St. Lawrence Lowlands. Agriculture, as well as most of the population, is concentrated in the south. Ontario has the most varied landscape of any Canadian province. Two-thirds of the province lies under t...
Indigenous People The first residents of present-day Ontario arrived during the last ice age, approximately 11,000 years ago. As the ice retreated, Paleo-American inhabitants moved into the northern region of the province. For many years, Indigenous people probably lived by fishing and hunting; deer, elk, bear and beaver could be found in the south...
Language and Ethnicity The majority of Ontario’s population (65.1 per cent) identifies English as their mother tongue, followed by French (3.3 per cent) according to the 2021 census. Toronto has the highest number of non-native English or French speakers, with 42.1 per cent of the population reporting a non-official language as their mother tongue....
List of Ontario’s 10 Largest Cities In 2016, 86 per cent of Ontario’s population was urban. By comparison, 160 years earlier, in 1851, the figures were reversed: 86 per cent of Ontario’s population was rural. These numbers reflect the fact that, in addition to being the most populous province in the country, Ontario is also the most urban. The most...
Ontario’s economy began with hunting and trapping. It expanded with the arrival of the settlers and, until the latter part of the 19th century, remained predominantly rural and agriculture-based. By the early 20th century, rail lines built across Ontario’s northland opened up rich mineral resources in places such as Cobalt and Timmins. The discover...
There are 124 seats in Ontario’s provincial government. Each seat is held by a Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) elected by eligible voters in their electoral district. According to the Elections Act, provincial elections are to be held on the first Thursday of June, every four years. Sometimes, should the party in power see it as advantageous,...
Most medical services in Canada are free. Money from taxes is pooled together to fund a health care system often referred to as medicare. While the federal government sets guidelines, each province and territory is responsible for administering its own health care insurance plan; funding for the plan comes from both governments. As with other provi...
Ontario’s system of education is divided between two kinds of public schools: non-sectarian and “separate” or Roman Catholic. Within both of these systems are French-language school boards or French-language sections. Each system is run by boards elected by members of the public. This is the result of a compromise at the time of Confederation, when...
Many municipalities in Ontario have public transit services, most of which include services operating on fixed routes and schedules for the general public and specialized door-to-door transit services for those with disabilities. The Toronto Transit Commission, or TTC, is the largest transit system in Ontario and the third-largest in North America ...
Artistic and cultural endeavour in Ontario is encouraged through a variety of government subsidy programs, some federal and some provincial, such as the Ontario Arts Council(founded 1963), an independent government agency that gives grants to individuals and organizations. There are symphony orchestras in Toronto (the Toronto Symphony Orchestra), O...
Sep 2, 2021 · Pre-registration is required. For more information about West Island College, to register for the Open House event or to take a virtual tour of the school, visit wicmtl.ca.
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Sep 5, 2014 · With its new five-year strategic plan in place, West Island College (WIC), a non-denominational, multicultural, co-ed independent high school located in Dollard-des-Ormeaux, has captured its...
