The chart shows the data about how many English-language teachers and French-language teachers were recruited by the year of graduation in Ontario over a seven-year period between 2001 and 2007.
Overall, it can be seen that more French-language teachers were hired compared to English-language teachers over the period in question. According to the data, there was a considerable downward trend in the employment rate of English-language teachers. On the other hand, the trend for the French-language teachers was quite the opposite, which was at its peak only in the initial year.
Looking at the details, in 2001, both French-language teachers and English-language teachers had a similar success rate, with a subtle difference, starting at 70 percent and 72 percent, respectively. In the following year, there were considerable plunges in both the recruitment rate by 15%, to 55%, and to 59%.
In 2003, the employment rate of French language instructors significantly skyrocketed by the year of graduation, with 69% of teachers being employed. There was a gradual increase, depicting an upward trend in the following years. After 2005, the number of people who were recruited in the French-language teaching field dipped in 2006, at 68%, then the figure went up significantly, and reached a peak at 73% in the final year.
By contrast, the number of instructors in the English-language teaching field went in the opposite direction. In 2003, the graph started to show a steady recovery of 40% of English instructors who were recruited, then it rose gradually until it reached 45%. After that, despite rising gradually until 2005, the figure plummeted considerably in the last 2 years, finishing at around 28% in 2007.