O. Reg. 176/10: TEACHERS' QUALIFICATIONS

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Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996

ONTARIO REGULATION 176/10

TeacherS’ Qualifications

Consolidation Period: From October 28, 2024 to the e-Laws currency date.

Last amendment: 402/24.

Legislative History: 189/11, 59/14, CTR 13 MR 14 - 1, 239/14, 119/15, 248/16, 23/17, 167/20, 617/20 (as am. by 883/21), 1/21, 177/21, 605/21, 810/21, 882/21, 912/21, 9/22, 421/22, 229/23, 402/24.

This is the English version of a bilingual regulation.

CONTENTS

 

PART I
GENERAL

Interpretation

1. (1) In this Regulation,

“acceptable certificate, diploma or advanced diploma” means a certificate, diploma or advanced diploma that is granted,

(a) by a post-secondary educational institution authorized to grant the certificate, diploma or advanced diploma under the Ontario Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology Act, 2002 or a predecessor Act,

(b) by a career college approved to grant the certificate, diploma or advanced diploma under the Ontario Career Colleges Act, 2005 or a predecessor Act, or

(c) by another institution acceptable to the College; (“certificat, diplôme ou diplôme de niveau avancé reconnu”)

“acceptable post-secondary degree” means a degree for which a person is required to complete at least 90 post-secondary credits or their equivalent and that is,

(a) granted by a post-secondary educational institution authorized to grant the degree under an Act of the Legislature, including a person that is authorized to grant the degree under the Post-secondary Education Choice and Excellence Act, 2000, or

(b) considered by the College to be equivalent to a degree described in clause (a) and is granted by,

(i) a post-secondary educational institution in a Canadian province or territory other than Ontario,

(ii) a post-secondary educational institution in the United States that is recognized by,

(A) the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools,

(B) the New England Association of Schools and Colleges,

(C) the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools,

(D) the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities,

(E) the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, or

(F) the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, or

(iii) a post-secondary educational institution located in a country other than Canada or the United States; (“grade postsecondaire reconnu”)

“accreditation regulation” means Ontario Regulation 347/02 (Accreditation of Teacher Education Programs) made under the Act; (“règlement sur l’agrément”)

“accredited program” means an accredited program as defined in the accreditation regulation; (“programme agréé”)

“applicant” means an applicant for a general, transitional, or multi-session transitional certificate of qualification and registration under Part II; (“postulant”)

“appropriate supervisory director of education” means any of the following who is able to confirm whether a person has successful experience as a supervisory officer:

1. A director of education appointed by a board in accordance with the Education Act, or

2. A person who, in the opinion of the Registrar, has a role comparable to a person referred to in paragraph 1, with respect to,

i. a school operated by a band or an education authority in Ontario that is authorized to provide education for Indians within the meaning of the Indian Act (Canada), or

ii. a school in a jurisdiction outside Ontario; (“superviseur-directeur de l’éducation compétent”)

“appropriate supervisory officer” means, in respect of a teacher, the supervisory officer assigned by a school board in accordance with the Education Act or by the Minister to provide supervisory services in respect of the performance by the teacher of his or her duties under the Education Act and the regulations under it; (“agent de supervision compétent”)

“appropriate supervisory official” means a person who, in the opinion of the Registrar,

(a) has a role comparable to an appropriate supervisory officer with respect to,

(i) a school operated by a band or an education authority in Ontario that is authorized to provide education for Indians within the meaning of the Indian Act (Canada), or

(ii) a school in a jurisdiction outside Ontario, and

(b) is able to confirm whether a person has successful classroom teaching experience, or successful experience as a principal, vice-principal or supervisory officer, as applicable; (“responsable de supervision compétent”)

“area of study” means an area studied in a program of professional education or in a program of additional qualification for which a person may obtain a qualification,

(a) in the primary division,

(b) in the junior division,

(c) in the intermediate division in a general education subject listed in Schedule A,

(d) in the senior division in a general education subject listed in Schedule A,

(e) in grades 9 and 10 in a technological education subject listed in Schedule B,

(f) in grades 11 and 12 in a technological education subject listed in Schedule B,

(g) identified in Part III, other than one identified in clause (a) to (f),

(h) to be teachers of students who are deaf or hard of hearing, as described in clause 1 (3) (b) of the accreditation regulation, or

(i) to be teachers of Native languages, as described in clause 1 (3) (c) of the accreditation regulation; (“domaine d’étude”)

“band” and “council of the band” have the same meaning as in the Indian Act (Canada); (“bande”, “conseil de bande”)

“candidate” means a holder of a general certificate of qualification and registration who is a candidate for an additional qualification under Part III; (“candidat”)

“certificate of apprenticeship” means,

(a) a certificate provided under section 66 of the Ontario College of Trades and Apprenticeship Act, 2009 that confirms the successful completion of an apprenticeship program,

(a.1) a certificate issued or deemed to have been issued under subsection 16 (1) of the Building Opportunities in the Skilled Trades Act, 2021 that confirms the successful completion of an apprenticeship program, or

(b) a certificate acceptable to the College that confirms the successful completion of an apprenticeship program; (“certificat d’apprentissage”)

“concurrent program” has the same meaning as in the accreditation regulation; (“programme concurrent”)

“general certificate of qualification and registration” means a certificate of qualification and registration referred to in paragraph 1 of section 2; (“certificat de qualification et d’inscription général”)

“general education” means the curriculum, including curriculum guidelines and courses of study for the intermediate and senior divisions issued or prescribed under subsection 8 (1) of the Education Act, as set out in the secondary curriculum documents available on a website of the government of Ontario, as amended from time to time, but does not include technological education; (“éducation générale”)

“multi-session program of professional education” means a program described in clause (a) of the definition of “program of professional education” that is delivered over two or more sessions where the first session consists of,

(a) a practicum of a minimum of 10 days that meets the requirements set out in subsection 9 (2) of the accreditation regulation, and

(b) 12 post-secondary credits or their equivalent, of which,

(i) nine credits are in a methodology course in an area of study and three credits are in a foundation course, or

(ii) six credits are in a methodology course in an area of study and six credits are in a foundation course; (“programme de formation professionnelle en plusieurs parties”)

“multi-session transitional certificate of qualification and registration” means a certificate of qualification and registration referred to in paragraph 2.1 of section 2; (“certificat de qualification et d’inscription transitoire (programme en plusieurs parties)”)

“one-year program of professional education” means a teacher education program that was accredited under the accreditation regulation, as that regulation read on August 31, 2015, but that does not satisfy the requirements for accreditation set out in the accreditation regulation as that regulation reads on and after September 1, 2015; (“programme de formation professionnelle d’un an”)

“post-secondary course” means a one-year post-secondary course, or its equivalent, that is part of a program leading to an acceptable post-secondary degree; (“cours postsecondaire”)

“post-secondary credits” means the credits a student is awarded on successful completion of a post-secondary course where six credits are awarded for a one-year post-secondary course and a proportionate number of credits are awarded for a post-secondary course of a different duration; (“crédits postsecondaires”)

“program of additional qualification” means a program accredited by the College that leads to the entry of an additional qualification referred to in Part III on the general certificate of qualification and registration of a person who successfully completes the program; (“programme de qualification additionnelle”, “programme menant à une qualification additionnelle”)

“program of professional education” means,

(a) a program described in subsection 1 (2), (3) or (4) of the accreditation regulation that is accredited by the College, or

(b) a teacher education program provided outside Ontario that is acceptable to the College and not substantially different from a program described in clause (a); (“programme de formation professionnelle”)

“provincial or territorial teacher regulatory authority” means a body or person that is authorized under an Act of a Canadian province or territory other than Ontario to grant to a person in the teaching occupation a certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition that attests to the person being qualified to practise the teaching occupation in an elementary or secondary school; (“autorité provinciale ou territoriale de réglementation de la profession enseignante”)

“school year” has the same meaning as in Regulation 304 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 (School Year Calendar, Professional Activity Days) made under the Education Act; (“année scolaire”)

“teacher regulatory authority” means a body or person that is authorized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside Ontario to grant to a person in the teaching occupation a certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition that attests to the person being qualified to practise the teaching occupation in an elementary or secondary school; (“autorité de réglementation de la profession enseignante”)

“technological education” means the curriculum, including curriculum guidelines and courses of study for grades 9 and 10 and for grades 11 and 12 issued or prescribed under subsection 8 (1) of the Education Act, as set out in the secondary curriculum document entitled “Technological Education” available on a website of the government of Ontario, as amended from time to time; (“éducation technologique”)

“transitional certificate of qualification and registration” means a certificate of qualification and registration referred to in paragraph 2 of section 2. (“certificat de qualification et d’inscription transitoire”) O. Reg. 176/10, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 59/14, s. 1; O. Reg. 239/14, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 617/20, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 1/21, s. 1 (1, 2); O. Reg. 882/21, s. 1; O. Reg. 421/22, s. 1, 12 (1); O. Reg. 229/23, s. 1 (1, 2); O. Reg. 402/24, s. 1, 15.

(2) For the purposes of this Regulation, a person holds a degree with respect to a program of professional education identified in clause (a) of the definition of “program of professional education” in subsection (1) if he or she has completed all the requirements for and has been approved for the granting of the degree, regardless of whether or not the degree has been conferred. O. Reg. 176/10, s. 1 (2).

(3) For the purposes of this Regulation, an applicant for a general, transitional, or multi-session transitional certificate of qualification and registration holds technological qualifications if,

(a) he or she holds a secondary school graduation diploma or has qualifications that the College considers to be equivalent to holding such a diploma;

(b) he or she has five years of work experience, including business or industrial experience, or a combination of post-secondary education and work experience that totalled five years and that included,

(i) at least two years of work experience, including business or industrial experience, at least four months of which were continuous, and

(ii) post-secondary education acceptable to the College consisting of,

(A) a program leading to an acceptable post-secondary degree or an acceptable certificate, diploma or advanced diploma, or

(B) an apprenticeship program acceptable to the College; and

(c) in the work experience referred to in clause (b), he or she demonstrated competency, based on an assessment of advanced skills and knowledge, related to a technological education subject listed in Schedule B. O. Reg. 176/10, s. 1 (3); O. Reg. 617/20, s. 1 (3); O. Reg. 1/21, s. 1 (3); O. Reg. 229/23, s. 1 (3); O. Reg. 402/24, s. 15.

(4) For the purposes of fulfilling the work experience requirements in clause (3) (b),

(a) 1,700 hours of work experience shall be counted as equal to one year of work experience; and

(b) up to one year of work experience completed as part of a work placement or co-operative work placement in a post-secondary education program may be counted if the placement was a required element of the education program and the work experience occurred after the applicant had completed at least 50 per cent of the program. O. Reg. 239/14, s. 1 (2).

(5) For the purposes of this Regulation, a person’s membership in the College is in good standing if the member has paid their annual membership fee and has a valid certificate of qualification and registration. O. Reg. 810/21, s. 1.

Part II
Certificates of qualification and registration

Applications

Classes of certificates of qualification and registration

2. The classes of certificates of qualification and registration that may be issued under subsection 18 (1) of the Act are as follows:

1. General certificates of qualification and registration.

2. Transitional certificates of qualification and registration.

2.1 Multi-session transitional certificates of qualification and registration.

3. Revoked: O. Reg. 402/24, s. 2.

O. Reg. 176/10, s. 2; O. Reg. 1/21, s. 3; O. Reg. 229/23, s. 4; O. Reg. 402/24, s. 2.

2.1 Revoked: O. Reg. 402/24, s. 3.

Application

3. A person may apply for a certificate of qualification and registration by submitting to the Registrar a completed application in the form prescribed by the by-laws together with the fee prescribed by the by-laws.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 3.

Application requirements, applicant completed program of professional education in Ontario

4. (1) A person who has completed a program described in clause (a) of the definition of “program of professional education” in subsection 1 (1) may apply for a certificate of qualification and registration in accordance with subsection (3). O. Reg. 59/14, s. 2.

(2) A person who has completed a one-year program of professional education may apply for a certificate of qualification and registration in accordance with subsection (3). O. Reg. 59/14, s. 2.

(3) An applicant described in subsection (1) or (2) shall submit to the Registrar in such manner as the Registrar directs,

(a) the applicant’s certificate of birth or baptism, or other acceptable proof of the date and place of birth;

(b) in the case of an applicant who wishes to have the certificate issued in the applicant’s married name, his or her certificate of marriage or other acceptable proof that the applicant is the person referred to in the document submitted under clause (a);

(c) evidence of any changes of name;

(d) evidence satisfactory to the Registrar that the applicant,

(i) holds an acceptable post-secondary degree or has qualifications that the College considers to be equivalent to holding such a degree,

(ii) holds a secondary school graduation diploma or has qualifications that the College considers to be equivalent to holding such a diploma,

(iii) holds technological qualifications, or

(iv) has an acceptable degree of fluency in a language in the Anishinaabek, Mushkegowuk, Onkwehonwe or Lenape language groups;

(d.1) for any application completed on or after January 1, 2022, regardless of when the application was commenced, evidence satisfactory to the Registrar that the applicant has successfully completed the sexual abuse prevention program educational requirements referred to in subsection 47.2 (3) of the Act;

(e) in the case of an applicant for a general certificate of qualification and registration, a transcript of the program of professional education that was successfully completed by the applicant, and other evidence satisfactory to the Registrar that the person has met the requirements for the certificate for which the applicant is applying;

(f) in the case of an applicant for a multi-session transitional certificate of qualification and registration, a transcript indicating that the applicant has successfully completed the first session of a multi-session program of professional education, and other evidence satisfactory to the Registrar that the person has met the requirements for the certificate for which the applicant is applying;

(f.0.1) in the case of an applicant for a transitional certificate of qualification and registration,

(i) a transcript indicating that the applicant has successfully completed in their program of professional education, other than a multi-session program of professional education,

(A) a minimum of 30 post-secondary credits, or their equivalent, consisting of a combination of methodology and foundation courses that the Registrar considers to be appropriate, and

(B) a minimum of 40 practicum days, and

(ii) other evidence satisfactory to the Registrar that the person has met the requirements for the certificate for which the applicant is applying;

  (f.1) Revoked: O. Reg. 402/24, s. 4.

(g) evidence satisfactory to the Registrar indicating the applicant’s areas of study in the program of professional education;

(h) in the case of an applicant who has been certified as a teacher in a jurisdiction outside Ontario,

(i) every certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition currently or previously held by the applicant that was granted by a teacher regulatory authority and that attests or attested to the person being qualified to practise the teaching occupation in an elementary or secondary school,

(ii) for each certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition referred to in subclause (i) currently held by the applicant, a statement of professional standing, letter or other evidence satisfactory to the Registrar from the teacher regulatory authority,

(A) providing information on whether the applicant’s certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition has ever been suspended, cancelled or revoked, and 

(B) identifying any terms, conditions or limitations on the certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition, and

(iii) for each certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition referred to in subclause (i) previously held by the applicant, a statement of professional standing, letter or other evidence satisfactory to the Registrar from the teacher regulatory authority,

(A) providing information regarding the reasons the applicant’s certificate, licence, registration, or other form of official recognition was suspended, cancelled or revoked, and

(B) identifying any terms, conditions or limitations that had been placed on the certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition; and

(i) in the case of an applicant described in subsection 11 (3), evidence satisfactory to the Registrar that the applicant is deaf or hard of hearing. O. Reg. 59/14, s. 2; O. Reg. 1/21, s. 4; O. Reg. 605/21, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 810/21, s. 3; O. Reg. 9/22, s. 4; O. Reg. 421/22, s. 12 (2); O. Reg. 229/23, s. 5; O. Reg. 402/24, s. 4.

(4) For the purposes of clause (3) (d.1), an application is not complete until all supporting documents and evidence for the application have been provided to the satisfaction of the Registrar. O. Reg. 605/21, s. 1 (2).

Application requirements, applicant certified by provincial or territorial teacher regulatory authority

5. (1) An applicant for a certificate of qualification and registration who at the time of application holds a certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition granted by a provincial or territorial teacher regulatory authority that attests to the person being qualified to practise the teaching occupation in an elementary or secondary school, shall submit to the Registrar in such manner as the Registrar directs,

(a) the items described in clauses 4 (3) (a), (b) and (c);

(b) every certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition currently or previously held by the applicant that was granted by a provincial or territorial teacher regulatory authority and that attests or attested to the person being qualified to practise the teaching occupation in an elementary or secondary school;

(c) every certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition currently or previously held by the applicant that was granted by a teacher regulatory authority outside Canada and that attests or attested to the person being qualified to practise the teaching occupation in an elementary or secondary school;

(d) for each certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition referred to in clause (b) or (c) currently held by the applicant, a statement of professional standing, letter or other evidence satisfactory to the Registrar from the teacher regulatory authority,

(i) providing information on whether the applicant’s certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition has ever been suspended, cancelled or revoked, and 

(ii) identifying any terms, conditions or limitations on the certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition;

(e) for each certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition referred to in clause (b) or (c) previously held by the applicant, a statement of professional standing, letter or other evidence satisfactory to the Registrar from the teacher regulatory authority,

(i) providing information regarding the reasons the applicant’s certificate, licence, registration, or other form of official recognition was suspended, cancelled or revoked, and

(ii) identifying any terms, conditions or limitations that had been placed on the certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition;

(f) in the case of an applicant for a general certificate of qualification and registration, a transcript of the program of professional education that was successfully completed by the applicant;

(g) in the case of an applicant for a multi-session transitional certificate of qualification and registration, a transcript indicating that the applicant has successfully completed one or more sessions of a program of professional education delivered over two or more sessions;

(g.0.1) in the case of an applicant for a transitional certificate of qualification and registration, a transcript indicating that the applicant has successfully completed in a program of professional education, other than a program of professional education delivered over two or more sessions,

(i) a minimum of 30 post-secondary credits, or their equivalent, consisting of a combination of methodology and foundation courses that the Registrar considers to be appropriate, and

(ii) a minimum of 40 practicum days;

(g.1) Revoked: O. Reg. 402/24, s. 5.

(h) if demonstration of proficiency in English or French was not a condition of obtaining the applicant’s certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition, evidence satisfactory to the Registrar that the applicant meets the English or French language proficiency requirement described in subsection 7 (1); and

(i) an acknowledgement by the applicant, in a form satisfactory to the Registrar, that the applicant has knowledge of matters applicable to the practice of teaching in Ontario, as long as providing such acknowledgement does not involve material additional training, experience, examinations or assessments. O. Reg. 176/10, s. 5 (1); O. Reg. 59/14, s. 3; O. Reg. 1/21, s. 5; O. Reg. 810/21, s. 4 (1); O. Reg. 9/22, s. 4; O. Reg. 229/23, s. 6 (1); O. Reg. 402/24, s. 5.

(2) An applicant under subsection (1) may, in addition to submitting his or her transcript of the program of professional education that he or she completed, submit to the Registrar other evidence relating to the applicant’s qualifications with respect to the certificate for which the applicant is applying, and if the evidence is satisfactory to the Registrar, the evidence may be used by the Registrar under subsection (3). O. Reg. 176/10, s. 5 (2).

(3) A certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition submitted by an applicant under this section shall not be used by the Registrar for the purpose of determining the qualifications of the applicant but a certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition provided under clause (1) (c) and related evidence provided under clause (1) (d) or (e) may be used for the purpose of determining whether the applicant is of good character. O. Reg. 176/10, s. 5 (3).

(4) Despite subsection (3), the evidence provided under clause (1) (c), (f), (g), (g.01) or (g.1) or subsection (2) may be used by the Registrar for the purpose of identifying the applicant’s areas of study or for the purpose of recording a qualification under Part III. O. Reg. 176/10, s. 5 (4); O. Reg. 810/21, s. 4 (2); O. Reg. 229/23, s. 6 (2).

Application requirements, applicant certified by a teacher regulatory authority outside Canada

6. An applicant for a certificate of qualification and registration who at the time of application holds or previously held a certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition granted by a teacher regulatory authority outside Canada that attests to the person being qualified to practise the teaching occupation in an elementary or secondary school, shall submit to the Registrar in such manner as the Registrar directs,

(a) the items described in clauses 4 (3) (a) to (e) and (g);

(b) every certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition currently or previously held by the applicant that was granted by a teacher regulatory authority and that attests or attested to the person being qualified to practise the teaching occupation in an elementary or secondary school;

(c) for each certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition referred to in clause (b) currently held by the applicant, a statement of professional standing, letter or other evidence satisfactory to the Registrar from the teacher regulatory authority,

(i) providing information on whether the applicant’s certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition has ever been suspended, cancelled or revoked, and  

(ii) identifying any terms, conditions or limitations on the certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition;

(d) for each certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition referred to in clause (b) previously held by the applicant, a statement of professional standing, letter or other evidence satisfactory to the Registrar from the teacher regulatory authority,

(i) providing information regarding the reasons the applicant’s certificate, licence, registration, or other form of official recognition was suspended, cancelled or revoked, and

(ii) identifying any terms, conditions or limitations that had been placed on the certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition;

(e) evidence satisfactory to the Registrar that the applicant meets the English or French language proficiency requirement described in subsection 7 (1);

(f) an acknowledgement by the applicant, in a form satisfactory to the Registrar, that the applicant has knowledge of matters applicable to the practice of teaching in Ontario; and

(g) in the case of an applicant described in subsection 11 (3), evidence satisfactory to the Registrar that the applicant is deaf or hard of hearing. O. Reg. 176/10, s. 6; O. Reg. 59/14, s. 4; O. Reg. 248/16, s. 1; O. Reg. 421/22, s. 12 (2).

Reapplication requirements, previous certificate cancelled due to resignation

6.1 (1) A person who previously held a certificate of qualification and registration and whose certificate was cancelled under subsection 14 (3) of the Act due to the applicant’s resignation may apply for a new certificate of qualification and registration in accordance with subsection (3). O. Reg. 59/14, s. 5.

(2) A person who previously held a certificate listed in subsection 36 (1) of this Regulation and whose certificate was cancelled under subsection 14 (3) of the Act before May 20, 2010 due to the applicant’s resignation may apply for a certificate of qualification and registration in accordance with subsection (3). O. Reg. 59/14, s. 5; O. Reg. 229/23, s. 7 (1).

(3) An applicant described in subsection (1) or (2) shall submit to the Registrar in such manner as the Registrar directs,

(a) if requested by the Registrar, evidence satisfactory to the Registrar of the applicant’s identity;

(b) in the case of an applicant who wishes to have the certificate issued in the applicant’s married name, his or her certificate of marriage or other acceptable proof that the applicant is the person referred to in the document submitted under clause (a);

(c) evidence of any changes of name;

(c.1) for any application completed on or after January 1, 2022, regardless of when the application was commenced, evidence satisfactory to the Registrar that the applicant has successfully completed the sexual abuse prevention program educational requirements referred to in subsection 47.2 (3) of the Act;

(d) evidence satisfactory to the Registrar that the applicant previously held a certificate of qualification and registration or a certificate listed in subsection 36 (1) of this Regulation, that the certificate was cancelled due to the applicant’s resignation, and such evidence relating to the resignation as the Registrar requires in order to determine whether there are reasonable grounds for refusing to issue a certificate of qualification and registration under subsection 18 (2) of the Act;

(e) evidence satisfactory to the Registrar of any programs of professional education or  teacher education programs successfully completed by the applicant, or any academic or technological qualifications attained by the applicant after the applicant ceased to be a member of the College and which the applicant wishes the Registrar to consider;

(f) evidence satisfactory to the Registrar of any programs of additional qualification that the applicant successfully completed while he or she held the previous certificate but that were not recorded on it and which the applicant wishes the Registrar to consider;

  (f.1) if subsection 25 (2) applies to the applicant, his or her election under that subsection together with evidence satisfactory to the Registrar of the successful completion of the program, or of the equivalent qualification, described in that subsection;

(g) if the previous certificate was a transitional or multi-session transitional certificate of qualification and registration, evidence satisfactory to the Registrar that the requirements of section 16, as they read on the day the certificate was granted, have been satisfied;

(g.1) if the previous certificate was a temporary certificate of qualification and registration, evidence satisfactory to the Registrar that the requirements of section 17.3, as they read on the day the certificate was granted or the day the certificate was extended under subsection 17.1 (7) or 17.2 (2), have been satisfied;

Note: On February 1, 2025, clause 6.1 (3) (g.1) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted: (See: O. Reg. 402/24, s. 6)

(g.1) despite clause (g), if the previous certificate was a transitional or multi-session transitional certificate of qualification and registration and was issued before February 1, 2025, evidence satisfactory to the Registrar that the requirements of section 16, as they read on the day the certificate was granted, have been satisfied, and that the applicant has successfully completed the mathematics test referred to in Ontario Regulation 271/19 (Proficiency in Mathematics) made under the Act;

(h) if the previous certificate was a temporary certificate of qualification and registration, evidence satisfactory to the Registrar that the requirements of section 17.3, as they read on the day the certificate was granted or the day the certificate was extended under subsection 17.1 (7) or 17.2 (2), have been satisfied, and that the applicant has successfully completed the mathematics test referred to in Ontario Regulation 271/19 (Proficiency in Mathematics) made under the Act;

(h) Revoked: O. Reg. 229/23, s. 7 (4).

(i) if the previous certificate was a certificate listed in subsection 36 (1) and would have been subject to subsection 36 (3) or (4) had the certificate been held on May 19, 2010, evidence satisfactory to the Registrar that any terms, conditions or limitations that would have been applicable under subsection 36 (3) or (4) have been satisfied;

(j) if the previous certificate would not have been subject to subsection 36 (3) had the certificate been held on May 19, 2010, and if at the time of cancellation the certificate included terms, conditions or limitations, evidence satisfactory to the Registrar that the applicant has satisfied the terms, conditions or limitations; and

(k) in the case of an applicant who has been certified as a teacher in a jurisdiction outside Ontario,

(i) every certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition currently or previously held by the applicant that was granted by a teacher regulatory authority and that attests or attested to the person being qualified to practise the teaching occupation in an elementary or secondary school,

(ii) for each certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition referred to in subclause (i) currently held by the applicant, a statement of professional standing, letter or other evidence satisfactory to the Registrar from the teacher regulatory authority,

(A) providing information on whether the applicant’s certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition has ever been suspended, cancelled or revoked, and

(B) identifying any terms, conditions or limitations on the certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition, and

(iii) for each certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition referred to in subclause (i) previously held by the applicant, a statement of professional standing, letter or other evidence satisfactory to the Registrar from the teacher regulatory authority,

(A) providing information regarding the reasons the applicant’s certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition was suspended, cancelled or revoked, and

(B) identifying any terms, conditions or limitations that had been placed on the certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition. O. Reg. 59/14, s. 5; O. Reg. 119/15, s. 1; O. Reg. 1/21, s. 6; O. Reg. 605/21, s. 2 (1); O. Reg. 810/21, s. 5; O. Reg. 229/23, s. 7 (2-5).

(4) For the purposes of clause (3) (c.1), an application is not complete until all supporting documents and evidence for the application have been provided to the satisfaction of the Registrar. O. Reg. 605/21, s. 2 (2).

Reapplication requirements, previous certificate cancelled due to expiry

6.2 (1) A person who previously held a certificate of qualification and registration and whose certificate was cancelled under subsection 14 (4) of the Act due to the expiry of the certificate may apply for a new certificate of qualification and registration in accordance with subsection (3). O. Reg. 59/14, s. 5.

(2) A person who previously held a certificate listed in subsection 36 (1) of this Regulation and whose certificate was cancelled under subsection 14 (4) of the Act before May 20, 2010 due to the expiry of the certificate may apply for a certificate of qualification and registration in accordance with subsection (3). O. Reg. 59/14, s. 5; O. Reg. 229/23, s. 8 (1).

(3) An applicant described in subsection (1) or (2) shall submit to the Registrar in such manner as the Registrar directs,

(a) if requested by the Registrar, evidence satisfactory to the Registrar of the applicant’s identity;

(b) in the case of an applicant who wishes to have the certificate issued in the applicant’s married name, his or her certificate of marriage or other acceptable proof that the applicant is the person referred to in the document submitted under clause (a);

(c) evidence of any changes of name;

(c.1) for any application completed on or after January 1, 2022, regardless of when the application was commenced, evidence satisfactory to the Registrar that the applicant has successfully completed the sexual abuse prevention program educational requirements referred to in subsection 47.2 (3) of the Act;

(d) evidence satisfactory to the Registrar that the applicant previously held a certificate of qualification and registration or a certificate listed in subsection 36 (1) and that the certificate was cancelled due to its expiry;

(e) evidence satisfactory to the Registrar of any programs of professional education or  teacher education programs successfully completed by the applicant, or any academic or technological qualifications attained by the applicant after the applicant ceased to be a member of the College and which the applicant wishes the Registrar to consider;

(f) evidence satisfactory to the Registrar of any programs of additional qualification that the applicant successfully completed while he or she held the previous certificate but that were not recorded on it and which the applicant wishes the Registrar to consider;

  (f.1) if subsection 25 (2) applies to the applicant, his or her election under that subsection together with evidence satisfactory to the Registrar of the successful completion of the program, or of the equivalent qualification, described in that subsection;

(g) if the previous certificate was a transitional or multi-session transitional certificate of qualification and registration, evidence satisfactory to the Registrar that the requirements of section 16, as they read on the day the certificate was granted, have been satisfied;

(g.0.1)Revoked: O. Reg. 229/23, s. 8 (3);

(g.1) if the previous certificate was a temporary certificate of qualification and registration, evidence satisfactory to the Registrar that the requirements of section 17.3, as they read on the day the certificate was granted or the day the certificate was extended under subsection 17.1 (7) or 17.2 (2), have been satisfied;

Note: On February 1, 2025, clause 6.2 (3) (g.1) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted: (See: O. Reg. 402/24, s. 7)

(g.1) despite clause (g), if the previous certificate was a transitional or multi-session transitional certificate of qualification and registration and was issued before February 1, 2025, evidence satisfactory to the Registrar that the requirements of section 16, as they read on the day the certificate was granted, have been satisfied, and that the applicant has successfully completed the mathematics test referred to in Ontario Regulation 271/19 (Proficiency in Mathematics) made under the Act;

(h) if the previous certificate was a temporary certificate of qualification and registration, evidence satisfactory to the Registrar that the requirements of section 17.3, as they read on the day the certificate was granted or the day the certificate was extended under subsection 17.1 (7) or 17.2 (2), have been satisfied, and that the applicant has successfully completed the mathematics test referred to in Ontario Regulation 271/19 (Proficiency in Mathematics) made under the Act;

(h) Revoked: O. Reg. 229/23, s. 8 (4).

(i) if the previous certificate was a certificate listed in subsection 36 (1) and would have been subject to subsection 36 (3) or (4) had the certificate been held on May 19, 2010, evidence satisfactory to the Registrar that any terms, conditions or limitations that would have been applicable under subsection 36 (3) or (4) have been satisfied;

(j) evidence satisfactory to the Registrar that the applicant has satisfied any terms, conditions or limitations included on the previous certificate at the time of its cancellation if,

(i) the applicant is not applying for a new general certificate under section 13.3, and

(ii) the previous certificate would not have been subject to subsection 36 (3) if it had been held on May 19, 2010;

  (j.1) evidence satisfactory to the Registrar that the applicant has satisfied the condition imposed pursuant to subsection 2 (3) of Ontario Regulation 271/19 (Proficiency in Mathematics) made under the Act if,

(i) the applicant is applying for a new general certificate under section 13.3, and

(ii) the previous certificate would not have been subject to subsection 36 (3) if it had been held on May 19, 2010; and

(k) in the case of an applicant who has been certified as a teacher in a jurisdiction outside Ontario,

(i) every certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition currently or previously held by the applicant that was granted by a teacher regulatory authority and that attests or attested to the person being qualified to practise the teaching occupation in an elementary or secondary school,

(ii) for each certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition referred to in subclause (i) currently held by the applicant, a statement of professional standing, letter or other evidence satisfactory to the Registrar from the teacher regulatory authority,

(A) providing information on whether the applicant’s certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition has ever been suspended, cancelled or revoked, and

(B) identifying any terms, conditions or limitations on the certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition, and

(iii) for each certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition referred to in subclause (i) previously held by the applicant, a statement of professional standing, letter or other evidence satisfactory to the Registrar from the teacher regulatory authority,

(A) providing information regarding the reasons the applicant’s certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition was suspended, cancelled or revoked, and

(B) identifying any terms, conditions or limitations that had been placed on the certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition. O. Reg. 59/14, s. 5; O. Reg. 119/15, s. 2; O. Reg. 1/21, s. 7; O. Reg. 605/21, s. 3 (1-3); O. Reg. 810/21, s. 6; O. Reg. 229/23, s. 8 (2-5).

(4) For the purposes of clause (3) (c.1), an application is not complete until all supporting documents and evidence for the application have been provided to the satisfaction of the Registrar. O. Reg. 605/21, s. 3 (4).

Language proficiency requirements

7. (1) A person meets the English or French language proficiency requirements referred to in clauses 5 (1) (h) and 6 (e) if the person,

(a) successfully completed an acceptable program of professional education that was taught in English or French; or

(b) successfully completed an English or French language proficiency test that,

(i) tests the applicant’s ability to comprehend and communicate in English or French,

(ii) has both an oral and a written component,

(iii) is acceptable to the College, and

(iv) is administered by a person or organization acceptable to the College.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 7 (1).

(2) The Registrar may exempt an applicant from the requirement under clause 5 (1) (h) or 6 (e) to meet the English or French language proficiency requirement if the applicant provides evidence satisfactory to the Registrar of the language of instruction of the applicant’s elementary, secondary and post-secondary education, other than the program of professional education, and after taking into account the language of such education, the Registrar is satisfied that the applicant is able to comprehend and communicate effectively in English or French, as the case may be.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 7 (2).

Documents

8. (1) If the Registrar has satisfactory evidence that an applicant cannot, for reasons beyond the applicant’s control, obtain a document demonstrating that the applicant has met an application requirement under section 4, 5, 6, 6.1 or 6.2, the Registrar may accept alternative evidence satisfactory to him or her that the applicant has met the requirement. O. Reg. 176/10, s. 8 (1); O. Reg. 59/14, s. 6.

(2) Where a person is required by this Regulation to provide a document to the Registrar, the person shall provide either the original document or a copy of it, as determined by the Registrar.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 8 (2).

Application requirements, all applicants

9. An applicant for a certificate of qualification and registration shall submit the following to the Registrar in such manner as the Registrar directs, in addition to the items that are required to be submitted under section 4, 5, 6, 6.1 or 6.2:

1. An original report that,

i. contains information on criminal offences of which the applicant has been convicted under the Criminal Code (Canada) and for which a pardon under section 4.1 of the Criminal Records Act (Canada) has not been granted or issued to him or her, and

ii. has been prepared by a police force or service not more than six months before the day on which the report is provided to the Registrar and that includes, at a minimum, national data from the Canadian Police Information Centre database.

2. A criminal record declaration, in a form prescribed by the by-laws, that lists,

i. all of the applicant’s convictions for offences under the Criminal Code (Canada) up to the date of the declaration for which a pardon under section 4.1 of the Criminal Records Act (Canada) has not been granted or issued to him or her, and

ii. all of the applicant’s convictions for criminal offences under the laws of other jurisdictions.

3. A completed applicant’s declaration, in a form prescribed in the by-laws. O. Reg. 176/10, s. 9; O. Reg. 59/14, s. 7.

Grounds for refusal

10. In addition to the grounds for refusal set out in subsection 18 (2) of the Act, the Registrar may refuse to grant a certificate of qualification and registration to an applicant who,

(a) has not satisfied the applicable requirements under sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 6.1, 6.2, 7 and 9;

(b) has made a representation or declaration in connection with his or her application that was false or misleading in a material respect; or

(c) has a certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition granted by a provincial or territorial teacher regulatory authority that attests to the person being qualified to practise the teaching occupation in an elementary or secondary school that is subject to terms, conditions or limitations and the College does not impose the equivalent terms, conditions or limitations on general, transitional, or multi-session transitional certificates of qualification and registration. O. Reg. 176/10, s. 10; O. Reg. 59/14, s. 8; O. Reg. 1/21, s. 8; O. Reg. 229/23, s. 9; O. Reg. 402/24, s. 15.

Requirements for General Certificate of Qualification and Registration

Applicants under s. 4 (1) or 6

11. (1) The Registrar may grant to an applicant under subsection 4 (1) or section 6 a general certificate of qualification and registration if the Registrar has satisfactory evidence that the applicant has,

(a) complied with subsection 4 (3) or section 6, as the case may be, and section 9;

(b) met the requirements set out in subsection (2), (3), (4), (5) or (5.1); and

(c) paid all fees required under the by-laws for the issuance of the certificate. O. Reg. 248/16, s. 2.

(2) The requirements under this subsection are that the applicant,

(a) holds an acceptable post-secondary degree or qualifications the College considers to be equivalent to such a degree, or technological qualifications; and

(b) has successfully completed,

(i) a program of professional education described in subsection 1 (2) or clause 1 (3) (a) of the accreditation regulation, or

(ii) for an applicant under section 6, a program that is acceptable to the College and not substantially different from a program described in subclause (i). O. Reg. 176/10, s. 11 (2); O. Reg. 59/14, s. 9 (2).

(3) The requirements under this subsection are that the applicant,

(a) is deaf or hard of hearing;

(b) holds an acceptable post-secondary degree or qualifications the College considers to be equivalent to such a degree, or technological qualifications; and

(c) has successfully completed,

(i) a program of professional education described in clause 1 (3) (b) of the accreditation regulation for teachers of students who are deaf or hard of hearing, or

(ii) for an applicant under section 6, a program that is acceptable to the College and not substantially different from a program described in subclause (i). O. Reg. 176/10, s. 11 (3); O. Reg. 59/14, s. 9 (3); O. Reg. 421/22, s. 12 (1, 3).

(4) The requirements under this subsection are that the applicant,

(a) is of First Nation, Métis or Inuit ancestry;

(b) holds a secondary school graduation diploma or has qualifications that the College considers to be equivalent to holding such a diploma; and

(c) has successfully completed,

(i) a program of professional education described in subsection 1 (4) of the accreditation regulation for persons of First Nation, Métis or Inuit ancestry, which prepares them to teach the primary and junior divisions, or

(ii) for an applicant under section 6, a program that is acceptable to the College and not substantially different from a program described in subclause (i). O. Reg. 176/10, s. 11 (4); O. Reg. 59/14, s. 9 (4).

(5) The requirements under this subsection are that the applicant,

(a) has demonstrated an acceptable degree of fluency in a language in the Anishinaabek, Mushkegowuk, Onkwehonwe or Lenape language groups; and

(b) has successfully completed,

(i) a program of professional education described in clause 1 (3) (c) of the accreditation regulation for teachers of Native languages, or

(ii) for an applicant under section 6, a program that is acceptable to the College and not substantially different from a program described in subclause (i). O. Reg. 176/10, s. 11 (5); O. Reg. 59/14, s. 9 (5).

(5.1) The requirements under this subsection are that the applicant,

(a) holds,

(i) an acceptable post-secondary degree or qualifications the College considers to be equivalent to such a degree, and

(ii) technological qualifications; and

(b) has successfully completed,

(i) a program of professional education described in subparagraph 1 v of subsection 1 (2) of the accreditation regulation, or

(ii) for an applicant under section 6, a program that is acceptable to the College and not substantially different from a program described in subclause (i). O. Reg. 239/14, s. 2 (2).

(6) For greater certainty, the Registrar may not grant a certificate of qualification and registration under this section to a person who has completed a one-year program of professional education. O. Reg. 59/14, s. 9 (6).

Applicants under s. 4 (2) or 6 — incomplete requirements

12. (1) The Registrar may grant a general certificate of qualification and registration to an applicant under subsection 4 (2) or section 6 who has not completed the requirement set out in clause 11 (2) (b), (3) (c), (4) (c), (5) (b) or (5.1) (b), as the case may be, if the Registrar has satisfactory evidence that,

(a) the applicant has not previously held a general certificate of qualification and registration;

(b) the applicant has met either,

(i) the requirements described in paragraphs 1, 2 and 4 of subsection (2), or

(ii) the requirement described in paragraph 3 of subsection (2);

(c) for an applicant described in subsection 4 (2), the applicant completed a one-year program of professional education;

(c.1) the applicant has paid all fees required under the by-laws for the issuance of the certificate; and

(d) the applicant otherwise meets all the other requirements mentioned in subsection 11 (1) and in subsection 11 (2), (3), (4), (5) or (5.1), as the case may be. O. Reg. 239/14, s. 3 (1); O. Reg. 248/16, s. 3.

(1.1) Subsection (1) applies to every application described in that subsection in respect of which a general certificate of qualification and registration has not been granted before September 1, 2015. O. Reg. 239/14, s. 3 (1).

(2) The requirements referred to in clause (1) (b) are the following:

1. The requirement that the applicant hold,

i. qualifications in the primary and junior divisions, with or without a focus on the teaching of French as a second language,

ii. qualifications in the junior division, and in the intermediate division in a general education subject for grades 7 and 8 listed in Schedule A,

iii. qualifications in the intermediate division and in the senior division in two general education subjects listed in Schedule A,

iv. qualifications in Grades 9 and 10 in one technological education subject listed in Schedule B, and in grades 11 and 12 in the same subject,

v. qualifications to be teachers of students who are deaf or hard of hearing,

vi. qualifications for the primary and junior divisions obtained in a program of professional education for persons of First Nation, Métis or Inuit ancestry,

vii. qualifications to be teachers of Native languages, or

viii. qualifications in the intermediate division and in the senior division in one general education subject listed in Schedule A, and qualifications in grades 9 and 10 and in grades 11 and 12 in one technological education subject listed in Schedule B.

2. The requirement that the applicant have completed a practicum that was a minimum of 80 days.

3. The requirement that the applicant have completed educational theory and foundation courses, including courses on human development and learning throughout the primary, junior, intermediate and senior divisions.

4. The requirement that the applicant have successfully completed a teacher education program that was four academic semesters. O. Reg. 176/10, s. 12 (2);  O. Reg. 59/14, s. 10 (3, 4); O. Reg. 239/14, s. 3 (2); O. Reg. 421/22, s. 12 (1).

(3) A general certificate of qualification and registration granted under subsection (1) shall identify the requirements that have not been completed and the completion of the requirements shall be recorded by the Registrar as conditions on the certificate.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 12 (3).

(4) The Registrar may remove the conditions referred to in subsection (3) from a general certificate of qualification and registration granted under subsection (1) if the applicant submits, before the certificate expires, evidence acceptable to the Registrar that the applicant has completed the requirements identified under subsection (3), and once the conditions are removed subsection (5) does not apply to the certificate.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 12 (4).

(5) A general certificate of qualification and registration granted under subsection (1) expires five years after the day it was granted unless it is extended under subsection (6). O. Reg. 176/10, s. 12 (5); O. Reg. 59/14, s. 10 (5).

(6) The Registrar may extend for one year a general certificate of qualification and registration granted under subsection (1) if the holder of the certificate submits to the Registrar, before the certificate expires, evidence satisfactory to the Registrar that he or she is a member of the College in good standing and that there are exceptional circumstances that prevented him or her from completing the incomplete requirements identified under subsection (3). O. Reg. 59/14, s. 10 (6).

(7) Subsections (5), (6) and (7), as they read on August 31, 2015, continue to apply to general certificates of qualification and registration granted before September 1, 2015. O. Reg. 59/14, s. 10 (6).

Applicants under s. 5

13. The Registrar may grant to an applicant under section 5 a general certificate of qualification and registration if the Registrar has satisfactory evidence that,

(a) the applicant has complied with sections 5 and 9;

(a.1) the applicant has paid all fees required under the by-laws for the issuance of the certificate;

(b) the applicant holds a certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition granted by a provincial or territorial teacher regulatory authority that attests to the person being qualified to practise the teaching occupation in an elementary or secondary school; and

(c) the certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition is not suspended, cancelled or revoked. O. Reg. 176/10, s. 13; O. Reg. 248/16, s. 4.

Applicants under s. 6.1 (resignation)

13.1 (1) The Registrar may grant to an applicant under section 6.1 a general certificate of qualification and registration if the Registrar has satisfactory evidence that the applicant has,

(a) complied with sections 6.1 and 9;

(b) met any applicable requirements set out in subsection (2) or (3); and

(c) paid all fees required under the by-laws for the issuance of the certificate. O. Reg. 248/16, s. 5.

(2) For an applicant described in subsection 6.1 (1), the requirements under this subsection are that,

(a) if the applicant previously held a transitional or multi-session transitional certificate, the requirements of section 16, as they read on the day the certificate was granted, have been satisfied;

(a.1) if the applicant previously held a temporary certificate, the requirements of section 17.3, as they read on the day the certificate was granted or the day the certificate was extended under subsection 17.1 (7) or 17.2 (2), have been satisfied; and

Note: On February 1, 2025, clause 13.1 (2) (a.1) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted: (See: O. Reg. 402/24, s. 8)

(a.1) despite clause (a), if the applicant previously held a transitional or multi-session transitional certificate that was issued prior to February 1, 2025, the requirements of section 16, as they read on the day the certificate was granted, have been satisfied and the applicant has successfully completed the mathematics test referred to in Ontario Regulation 271/19 (Proficiency in Mathematics) made under the Act;

(a.2) if the applicant previously held a temporary certificate, the requirements of section 17.3, as they read on the day the certificate was granted or the day the certificate was extended under subsection 17.1 (7) or 17.2 (2), have been satisfied, and the applicant has successfully completed the mathematics test referred to in Ontario Regulation 271/19 (Proficiency in Mathematics) made under the Act; and

(b) the applicant has satisfied any terms, conditions or limitations that were included on the certificate at the time of cancellation. O. Reg. 59/14, s. 11; O. Reg. 1/21, s. 9; O. Reg. 810/21, s. 7; O. Reg. 229/23, s. 10 (1).

(3) For an applicant described in subsection 6.1 (2), the requirement under this subsection is that the applicant has satisfied any applicable terms, conditions or limitations described in clause 6.1 (3) (i) or (j). O. Reg. 229/23, s. 10 (2).

Applicants under s. 6.2 (expiry)

13.2 (1) Subject to section 13.3, the Registrar may grant to an applicant under section 6.2 a general certificate of qualification and registration if the Registrar has satisfactory evidence that the applicant has,

(a) complied with sections 6.2 and 9;

(b) met any applicable requirements set out in subsection (2) or (3); and

(c) paid all fees required under the by-laws for the issuance of the certificate. O. Reg. 248/16, s. 6; O. Reg. 605/21, s. 4.

(2) For an applicant described in subsection 6.2 (1), the requirements under this subsection are that,

(a) if the applicant previously held a transitional or multi-session transitional certificate, the requirements of section 16, as they read on the day the certificate was granted, have been satisfied;

(a.1) if the applicant previously held a temporary certificate, the requirements of section 17.3, as they read on the day the certificate was granted or the day the certificate was extended under subsection 17.1 (7) or 17.2 (2), have been satisfied; and

Note: On February 1, 2025, clause 13.2 (2) (a.1) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted: (See: O. Reg. 402/24, s. 9)

(a.1) despite clause (a), if the applicant previously held a transitional or multi-session transitional certificate that was issued prior to February 1, 2025, the requirements of section 16, as they read on the day the certificate was granted, have been satisfied and the applicant has successfully completed the mathematics test referred to in Ontario Regulation 271/19 (Proficiency in Mathematics) made under the Act;

(a.2) if the applicant previously held a temporary certificate, the requirements of section 17.3, as they read on the day the certificate was granted or the day the certificate was extended under subsection 17.1 (7) or 17.2 (2), have been satisfied, and the applicant has successfully completed the mathematics test referred to in Ontario Regulation 271/19 (Proficiency in Mathematics) made under the Act; and

(b) the applicant has satisfied any terms, conditions or limitations that were included on the certificate at the time of cancellation. O. Reg. 59/14, s. 11; O. Reg. 1/21, s. 10; O. Reg. 810/21, s. 8; O. Reg. 229/23, s. 11 (1).

(3) For an applicant described in subsection 6.2 (2), the requirement under this subsection is that the applicant has satisfied any applicable terms, conditions or limitations described in clause 6.2 (3) (i) or (j). O. Reg. 229/23, s. 11 (2).

Applicants under s. 6.2 (cancellation re mathematics proficiency test)

13.3 (1) For an applicant described in subsection 6.2 (1) who previously held a general certificate of qualification and registration and whose certificate was cancelled for failure to satisfy the condition imposed pursuant to subsection 2 (3) of Ontario Regulation 271/19 (Proficiency in Mathematics) made under the Act, the Registrar may grant a general certificate of qualification and registration if the Registrar has satisfactory evidence that the applicant has,

(a) complied with sections 6.2 and 9;

(b) paid all fees required under the by-laws for the issuance of the certificate; and

(c) satisfied the condition imposed on the previous certificate pursuant to subsection 2 (3) of Ontario Regulation 271/19 (Proficiency in Mathematics) made under the Act. O. Reg. 605/21, s. 5.

(2) A general certificate of qualification and registration referred to in subsection (1) shall,

(a) expire three years after the day it is granted under subsection (1), unless it is extended under subsection (4); and

(b) be subject to the conditions recorded on the certificate pursuant to subsection 12 (3) at the time of cancellation. O. Reg. 605/21, s. 5.

(3) The Registrar may remove the conditions referred to in clause (2) (b) from a general certificate of qualification and registration granted under subsection (1) if the applicant submits, before the certificate expires, evidence satisfactory to the Registrar that the applicant has satisfied the conditions referred to in clause (2) (b) and, once the conditions are removed, clause (2) (a) does not apply to the certificate. O. Reg. 605/21, s. 5.

(4) The Registrar may extend a general certificate of qualification and registration granted under subsection (1) for one year if the holder of the certificate submits to the Registrar, before the certificate expires, evidence satisfactory to the Registrar that they are a member of the College in good standing and that there are exceptional circumstances that prevented them from satisfying the conditions identified under clause (2) (b). O. Reg. 605/21, s. 5.

Requirements for Transitional, Multi-session Transitional Certificates of Qualification and Registration

To whom transitional, multi-session transitional certificates may be granted

13.4 (1) The Registrar shall not grant a transitional certificate of qualification and registration under section 14 or 15,

(a) in the case of an applicant under section 4, to an applicant enrolled in a multi-session program of professional education; and

(b) in the case of an applicant under section 5, to an applicant enrolled in a program of professional education delivered over two or more sessions. O. Reg. 229/23, s. 13.

(2) The Registrar shall not grant a multi-session transitional certificate of qualification and registration under section 14 or 15,

(a) in the case of an applicant under section 4, to an applicant enrolled in a program of professional education other than a multi-session program of professional education; and

(b) in the case of an applicant under section 5, to an applicant enrolled in a program of professional education other than a program delivered over two or more sessions. O. Reg. 229/23, s. 13.

Applicants under s. 4

14. (1) Subject to section 13.4, the Registrar may grant to an applicant under section 4 a transitional or multi-session transitional certificate of qualification and registration if the Registrar has satisfactory evidence that,

(a) the applicant has not previously held a transitional or multi-session transitional certificate of qualification and registration; and

(b) the applicant has,

(i) complied with sections 4 and 9, as applicable,

(ii) met the requirements set out in subsection (2), (3), (4), (5) or (6), and

(iii) paid all fees required under the by-laws for the issuance of the certificate. O. Reg. 229/23, s. 14 (1).

(2) The requirements under this subsection are that the applicant,

(a) holds an acceptable post-secondary degree or qualifications the College considers to be equivalent to such a degree, or technological qualifications; and

(b) satisfies the requirements set out in subsection (7) in respect of a program of professional education described in subsection 1 (2) or clause 1 (3) (a) of the accreditation regulation.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 14 (2); O. Reg. 229/23, s. 14 (1).

(3) The requirements under this subsection are that the applicant,

(a) is deaf or hard of hearing;

(b) holds an acceptable post-secondary degree or qualifications the College considers to be equivalent to such a degree, or technological qualifications; and

(c) satisfies the requirements set out in subsection (7) in respect of a program of professional education described in clause 1 (3) (b) of the accreditation regulation.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 14 (3); O. Reg. 421/22, s. 12 (3); O. Reg. 229/23, s. 14 (1).

(4) The requirements under this subsection are that the applicant,

(a) is of First Nation, Métis or Inuit ancestry;

(b) holds a secondary school graduation diploma or has qualifications that the College considers to be equivalent to holding such a diploma; and

(c) satisfies the requirements set out in subsection (7) in respect of a program of professional education described in subsection 1 (4) of the accreditation regulation for persons of First Nation, Métis or Inuit ancestry, which prepares them to teach the primary and junior divisions.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 14 (4); O. Reg. 229/23, s. 14 (1).

(5) The requirements under this subsection are that the applicant,

(a) has demonstrated an acceptable degree of fluency in a language in the Anishinaabek, Mushkegowuk, Onkwehonwe or Lenape language groups; and

(b) satisfies the requirements set out in subsection (7) in respect of a program of professional education described in clause 1 (3) (c) of the accreditation regulation for teachers of Native languages.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 14 (5); O. Reg. 229/23, s. 14 (1).

(6) The requirements under this subsection are that the applicant,

(a) holds,

(i) an acceptable post-secondary degree or qualifications the College considers to be equivalent to such a degree, and

(ii) technological qualifications, and

(b) satisfies the requirements set out in subsection (7) in respect of a program of professional education described in subparagraph 1 v of subsection 1 (2) of the accreditation regulation. O. Reg. 239/14, s. 4 (2); O. Reg. 229/23, s. 14 (1).

(7) For the purposes of clauses (2) (b), (3) (c), (4) (c), (5) (b) and (6) (b), one of the following requirements must be satisfied:

1. In the case of an application for a multi-session transitional certificate of qualification and registration, the applicant has successfully completed the first session of a multi-session program of professional education.

2. In the case of an application for a transitional certificate of qualification and registration, the applicant has successfully completed in their program of professional education other than a multi-session program of professional education,

(i) a minimum of 30 post-secondary credits, or their equivalent, consisting of a combination of methodology and foundation courses that the Registrar considers to be appropriate, and

(ii) a minimum of 40 practicum days. O. Reg. 229/23, s. 14 (3).

(8) Despite clauses (2) (a), (3) (b) and (6) (a), an applicant is deemed to have satisfied the requirements set out in the applicable clause if the applicant is enrolled in a concurrent program and they submit evidence acceptable to the Registrar that they have completed the requirements for their post-secondary degree in a discipline other than education, whether or not that degree has been conferred. O. Reg. 229/23, s. 14 (3).

14.1 Revoked: O. Reg. 229/23, s. 15.

Applicants under s. 5

15. Subject to section 13.4, the Registrar may grant to an applicant under section 5 a transitional or multi-session transitional certificate of registration if the Registrar has satisfactory evidence that,

(a) the applicant has complied with sections 5 and 9;

(a.1) the applicant has paid all fees required under the by-laws for the issuance of the certificate;

(b) the applicant holds a certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition granted by a provincial or territorial teacher regulatory authority that attests to the person being qualified to practise the teaching occupation in an elementary or secondary school within the limits of the certificate,

(i) that is equivalent to,

(A) a multi-session transitional certificate of qualification and registration granted under section 14, in the case of an application for that class of certificate, or

(B) a transitional certificate of qualification and registration granted under section 14, in the case of an application for that class of certificate, and

(ii) that expires after a specified time or that requires the applicant to complete a program of professional education within a specified time; and

(c) the certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition is not suspended, cancelled or revoked.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 15; O. Reg. 248/16, s. 8; O. Reg. 229/23, s. 16.

Term of transitional, multi-session transitional certificates of qualification and registration

15.1 (1) A transitional certificate of qualification and registration granted under section 14 or 15 is valid for 18 months. O. Reg. 229/23, s. 17.

(2) A multi-session transitional certificate of qualification and registration granted under section 14 or 15 is valid for six years. O. Reg. 229/23, s. 17.

Conversion of transitional and multi-session transitional certificates

16. (1) The Registrar may grant to an applicant who holds a transitional or multi-session transitional certificate of qualification and registration under section 14 or 15 the corresponding general certificate of qualification and registration if the Registrar has satisfactory evidence that,

(a) the applicant has successfully completed a practicum of a minimum of 80 days that meets the requirements set out in subsection 9 (2) of the accreditation regulation and has satisfied all other applicable conditions and requirements under the Act; and

(b) the applicant has successfully completed the applicable program of professional education. O. Reg. 229/23, s. 18.

Note: On February 1, 2025, subsection 16 (1) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “and” after clause (a), adding “and” after clause (b) and by adding the following clause: (See: O. Reg. 402/24, s. 10)

(c) the applicant has successfully completed the mathematics test referred to in Ontario Regulation 271/19 (Proficiency in Mathematics) made under the Act.

(2) For greater certainty, if a program of professional education mentioned in clause (1) (b) is a multi-session program of professional education, the applicant must have completed the final session of the program. O. Reg. 229/23, s. 18.

Extension of transitional and multi-session transitional certificates

17. (1) The Registrar may extend a transitional or multi-session transitional certificate of qualification and registration granted under section 14 or 15 for the period set out in subsection (3) or (4) if the Registrar has satisfactory evidence that the holder of the certificate is a member of the College in good standing and that at least one of the following criteria is met:

1. The holder of the certificate has taken reasonable steps during the term of the certificate to complete their program of professional education.

2. Exceptional circumstances are preventing the holder of the certificate from successfully completing their program of professional education before their certificate expires. O. Reg. 229/23, s. 19 (1).

(2) An extension shall not be granted under subsection (1) unless the holder of the transitional or multi-session transitional certificate requests the extension before the certificate expires.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 17 (2); O. Reg. 229/23, s. 19 (2).

(3) An extension of a transitional certificate of qualification and registration granted under subsection (1) is valid for six months. O. Reg. 229/23, s. 19 (3).

(4) An extension of a multi-session transitional certificate of qualification and registration granted under subsection (1) is valid for one year. O. Reg. 229/23, s. 19 (3).

Completion of practicum

17.01 For the purposes of determining whether an applicant has successfully completed a practicum of a minimum of 80 days in a program of professional education, other than a multi-session program of education, each day, up to a maximum of 20 days, that an applicant teaches in accordance with a transitional certificate of qualification and registration shall be counted as one day of practicum, even if the teaching does not satisfy all the requirements for a practicum set out in subsection 9 (2) of the accreditation regulation. O. Reg. 229/23, s. 20.

17.1-17.4 Revoked: O. Reg. 402/24, s. 11.

Terms, Conditions and Limitations of Certificates; Contents of Certificates

Terms, conditions and limitations

18. (1) A general, transitional, or multi-session transitional certificate of qualification and registration granted under section 11, 12, 13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 14, 14.1 or 16 or deemed to be held under subsection 37 (9), (10) or (11) may be subject to terms, conditions or limitations imposed by the Registrar under the Act. O. Reg. 1/21, s. 12; O. Reg. 605/21, s. 9 (1); O. Reg. 229/23, s. 22 (1, 2); O. Reg. 402/24, s. 12 (1), 15.

(2) A general, transitional, or multi-session transitional certificate of qualification and registration granted under section 13 or 15 may be subject to terms, conditions or limitations referred to in paragraph 1 or 2 of subsection 9 (7) of the Ontario Labour Mobility Act, 2009. O. Reg. 1/21, s. 12; O. Reg. 229/23, s. 22 (1); O. Reg. 402/24, s. 12 (2), 15.

(3) If a certificate of qualification and registration is issued with a condition pursuant to subsection 2 (3) of Ontario Regulation 271/19 (Proficiency in Mathematics) made under the Act that must be satisfied within a specified period and the condition is not satisfied within that period, the certificate expires as of the first day immediately following the specified period. O. Reg. 605/21, s. 9 (2); O. Reg. 229/23, s. 22 (3); O. Reg. 402/24, s. 12 (3).

Contents of certificate

19. (1) Every general, transitional, or multi-session transitional certificate of qualification and registration shall be issued in the form prescribed by the by-laws, and shall indicate,

(a) whether it is a general, transitional, or multi-session transitional certificate of qualification and registration;

(b) one of the following, as applicable:

(i) In the case of a general certificate of qualification and registration, the program of professional education successfully completed by the applicant.

(ii) In the case of a transitional certificate of qualification and registration, the program of professional education in which the applicant is enrolled and the areas of study in the applicant’s program of professional education.

(ii.1) In the case of a multi-session transitional certificate of qualification and registration, the program of professional education in which the applicant is enrolled and in which the applicant has successfully completed the first session and the areas of study in the applicant’s program of professional education.

(iii) Revoked: O. Reg. 402/24, s. 13.

(c) the qualifications an applicant has received in his or her program of professional education or in a program of additional qualification;

(d) all acceptable post-secondary degrees granted to the applicant;

(e) if the applicant has a qualification in International Languages or in Native Languages, the language that was studied;

(e.1) whether the applicant or member has successfully completed the sexual abuse prevention program educational requirements referred to in subsection 47.2 (3) of the Act; and

(f) any terms, conditions or limitations on the general, transitional or multi-session transitional certificate of qualification and registration that were recorded on the certificate under subsection 12 (3) or imposed pursuant to the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996 or paragraph 1 or 2 of subsection 9 (7) of the Ontario Labour Mobility Act, 2009. O. Reg. 176/10, s. 19 (1); O. Reg. 59/14, s. 14; O. Reg. 1/21, s. 13 (1-3); O. Reg. 605/21, s. 10; O. Reg. 229/23, s. 23; O. Reg. 402/24, s. 13, 15.

(1.1) In addition to the information referred to in subsection (1), the Registrar may also require a general, transitional, or multi-session transitional certificate of qualification and registration to indicate,

(a) any acceptable certificates, diplomas or advanced diplomas held by the applicant that relate to their qualifications in technological education;

(b) any certificates of apprenticeship held by the applicant that relate to their qualifications in technological education; and

(c) any acceptable work experience and competence demonstrated by the applicant that relate to their qualifications in technological education, including, but not limited to, work experience referred to in clause 1 (4) (b) or a certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition granted or issued by a regulatory authority. O. Reg. 617/20, s. 2; O. Reg. 1/21, s. 13 (4); O. Reg. 229/23, s. 23 (1); O. Reg. 402/24, s. 15.

(2) Every entry with respect to clause (1) (c) on a general, transitional, or multi-session transitional certificate of qualification and registration shall indicate by the language in which the entry is recorded whether the program or qualification was taken in English or French or, where a program or qualification was not taken in English or French, the applicant’s French or English language proficiency as determined under section 7. O. Reg. 176/10, s. 19 (2); O. Reg. 1/21, s. 13 (5); O. Reg. 229/23, s. 23 (1); O. Reg. 402/24, s. 15.

(3) In this section,

“regulatory authority” means a body or person that is authorized by law to grant or issue a certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition with respect to an occupation, but does not include a teacher regulatory authority or a provincial or territorial teacher regulatory authority. O. Reg. 617/20, s. 2.

Reinstated certificates

19.1 Unless otherwise directed by an order of the Discipline Committee or the Fitness to Practise Committee, a certificate of qualification and registration issued pursuant to subsection 33 (6) or (14) of the Act shall,

(a) indicate that the applicant received the same qualifications in his or her program of professional education and the same additional qualifications as were indicated on the certificate of qualification and registration held by the applicant immediately before it was revoked or suspended;

(b) indicate and be subject to the same terms, conditions and limitations as were indicated on the certificate of qualification and registration held by the member immediately before it was revoked or suspended;

(c) indicate and be subject to any other terms, conditions or limitations ordered by the Discipline Committee or the Fitness to Practise Committee; and

(d) indicate whether the applicant has successfully completed the sexual abuse prevention program educational requirements referred to in subsection 47.2 (3) of the Act. O. Reg. 59/14, s. 15; O. Reg. 605/21, s. 11.

PART III
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

General

Interpretation

20. All qualifications referred to in this Part, including specialist qualifications, honour specialist qualifications, qualifications for teaching students who are deaf or hard of hearing, parts 1 and 2 principal’s qualifications, the principal’s development qualification, the supervisory officer’s qualification and the supervisory officer’s development qualification are additional qualifications under this Part. O. Reg. 421/22, s. 2.

Equivalent additional qualifications

21. Despite sections 23 to 35, where a candidate is required under the Education Act to hold a specified additional qualification in order to be assigned or appointed to a position by a board, as defined in that Act, the Registrar shall record a qualification that is equivalent to the additional qualification described in those sections on a candidate’s general certificate of qualification and registration, if,

(a) the candidate’s certificate was granted under section 13;

(b) the Registrar has satisfactory evidence that the candidate holds a certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition granted by a provincial or territorial teacher regulatory authority that attests to the person being qualified to practise the teaching occupation in an elementary or secondary school and that indicates a qualification equivalent to the additional qualification;

(c) for each certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition referred to in clause (b) currently held by the candidate, the candidate has submitted to the Registrar in such manner as the Registrar directs a statement of professional standing, letter or other evidence satisfactory to the Registrar from the teacher regulatory authority,

(i) providing information on whether the candidate’s certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition has ever been suspended, cancelled or revoked, and  

(ii) identifying any terms, conditions or limitations on the certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition; and

(d) the candidate submits an acknowledgement, in a form satisfactory to the Registrar, that he or she has knowledge of matters applicable to the practice of teaching in Ontario that relate to the qualification, as long as providing such acknowledgement does not involve material additional training, experience, examinations or assessments.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 21.

Application for additional qualifications

22. If an application form and fee for applying for an additional qualification is prescribed by by-law, a candidate for the additional qualification shall apply by submitting the completed application form together with the prescribed fee.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 22.

Additional Qualifications in Schedules A to E and Honour Specialist Qualification in Technological Education

Qualifications in primary and junior divisions, intermediate and senior divisions in general education subjects listed in Schedule A

23. The Registrar shall record on a candidate’s general certificate of qualification and registration an entry for an additional qualification in the primary division, the junior division, the intermediate division in a general education subject listed in Schedule A or the senior division in a general education subject listed in Schedule A if the Registrar has satisfactory evidence that the candidate,

(a) has successfully completed an accredited program leading to the qualification or has a qualification that the Registrar considers to be equivalent to the successful completion of such a program; and

(b) holds an acceptable post-secondary degree or qualifications the Registrar considers to be equivalent to such a degree.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 23.

Qualifications in grades 9 and 10, grades 11 and 12 in technological education subjects listed in Schedule B

24. The Registrar shall record on a candidate’s general certificate of qualification and registration an entry for an additional qualification in grades 9 and 10 in a technological education subject listed in Schedule B or in grades 11 and 12 in a technological education subject listed in Schedule B if the Registrar has satisfactory evidence that,

(a) the candidate has successfully completed an accredited program leading to the qualification or has a qualification that the Registrar considers to be equivalent to the successful completion of such a program;

(b) in the case of a candidate for an additional qualification in grades 11 and 12 in a technological education subject listed in Schedule B, the candidate has,

(i) 12 months of work experience, including business or industrial experience, in which the candidate used skills and knowledge related to the subject,

(ii) post-secondary education that the Registrar considers to be equivalent to 12 months work experience, including business or industrial experience, in which the candidate used skills and knowledge related to the subject, or

(iii) a combination of post-secondary education and work experience, including business or industrial experience, in which the candidate used skills and knowledge related to the subject that the Registrar considers to be equivalent to 12 months of work experience, including business or industrial experience related to the subject;

(c) the candidate demonstrated competency related to the subject in any work experience referred to in clause (b); and

(d) in the case of a candidate whose area of study in his or her program of professional education was not in a technological education subject, the candidate meets the requirements set out in clause 1 (3) (b).  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 24.

Qualifications in subjects listed in Schedule C

25. (1) Subject to subsection (4), the Registrar shall record on a candidate’s general certificate of qualification and registration an entry for an additional qualification in a subject listed in Schedule C if the Registrar has satisfactory evidence that the candidate has successfully completed an accredited program leading to the qualification or has a qualification that the Registrar considers to be equivalent to the successful completion of such a program. O. Reg. 176/10, s. 25; O. Reg. 119/15, s. 3 (1).

(2) If a person is granted a general certificate of qualification and registration under subsection 12 (1) or 13.3 (1) on or after September 1, 2015 that is subject to conditions which could be satisfied by successfully completing an accredited program leading to a qualification in Schedule C, and the person successfully completes such a program, or has a qualification that the Registrar considers to be equivalent, then at the time that evidence of successful completion of the program, or of the equivalent qualification, is submitted to the Registrar, the person shall elect either,

(a) to have the successful completion of the program, or the equivalent qualification, considered for the purpose of satisfying the conditions; or

(b) to have the additional qualification recorded on the certificate. O. Reg. 119/15, s. 3 (2); O. Reg. 605/21, s. 12.

(3) Once a person has made an election under subsection (2), he or she may not change it. O. Reg. 119/15, s. 3 (2).

(4) Where a person makes an election under subsection (2), the Registrar shall do one of the following in accordance with the election, but shall not do both:

1. Consider whether the successful completion of the program, or the equivalent qualification, satisfies any of the conditions, and if it does, remove the conditions from the person’s general certificate of qualification and registration.

2. Record the additional qualification on the person’s general certificate of qualification and registration. O. Reg. 119/15, s. 3 (2).

Three-part specialist qualifications in subjects listed in Schedule D

26. (1) The Registrar shall record on a candidate’s general certificate of qualification and registration an entry for a qualification in part 1 of a three-part specialist qualification in a subject listed in Schedule D, if the Registrar has satisfactory evidence that,

(a) the candidate has successfully completed an accredited program leading to part 1 of the specialist qualification, or an equivalent program;

(b) the candidate’s general certificate of qualification and registration has,

(i) for a candidate for part 1 of the specialist qualification in Kindergarten or Primary Education, an entry for a qualification in the primary division,

(ii) for a candidate for part 1 of the specialist qualification in Junior Education, an entry for a qualification in the junior division,

(iii) for a candidate for part 1 of the specialist qualification in Intermediate Education, an entry for a qualification in the intermediate division in a general education subject listed in Schedule A,

(iv) for a candidate for part 1 of any other specialist qualification listed in Schedule D, an entry for a qualification in the primary division, the junior division, the intermediate division in a general education subject listed in Schedule A or the senior division in a general education subject listed in Schedule A, and

(v) for a candidate for part 1 of the specialist qualification in any of the following subjects listed in Schedule D, an entry for a qualification in the primary division, the junior division, the intermediate division in a general education subject listed in Schedule A, the senior division in a general education subject listed in Schedule A, grades 9 and 10 in a technological education subject listed in Schedule B or grades 11 and 12 in a technological education subject listed in Schedule B:

Actualisation linguistique en français/Programme d’appui aux nouveaux arrivants.

Anti-Black Racism.

Co-operative Education.

English as a Second Language.

Equitable and Inclusive Schools.

Guidance and Career Education.

Holocaust Education and Countering Antisemitism.

Integration of Information and Computer Technology in Instruction.

Media.

Music — Instrumental.

Music — Vocal, Intermediate and Senior.

Music — Vocal, Primary and Junior.

Reading.

Religious Education in Catholic Schools.

Special Education.

Teacher Leadership.

Teaching Students Who Are Blind.

Teaching Students Who Are Deaf-Blind.

Visual Arts.

Writing; and

(c) for a candidate for part 1 of the specialist qualification in American Sign Language or Langue des signes québecoise or in Aural and Oral Communication, the candidate’s general certificate of qualification and registration has an entry for a qualification in The Deaf referred to in section 48 or Teaching Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Program (Specialist), or an equivalent qualification. O. Reg. 176/10, ss. 26 (1), 49 (1); O. Reg. 239/14, s. 5; O. Reg. 177/21, s. 1; O. Reg. 421/22, s. 3; O. Reg. 229/23, s. 24.

(2) The Registrar shall record on a candidate’s general certificate of qualification and registration an entry for a qualification in part 2 of a three-part specialist qualification in a subject listed in Schedule D, if the Registrar has satisfactory evidence that,

(a) the candidate,

(i) has successfully completed an accredited program leading to part 1 of the specialist qualification, or an equivalent program,

(ii) has successfully completed a program of additional qualification leading to a qualification in the intermediate or senior division in the same subject listed in Schedule A, or

(iii) has an entry for a qualification on his or her general certificate of qualification and registration indicating that he or she studied the subject in his or her program of professional education;

(b) the candidate has at least one school year of successful classroom teaching experience, verified by the appropriate supervisory officer or the appropriate supervisory official; and

(c) after completing the experience referred to in clause (b), the candidate successfully completed an accredited program leading to part 2 of the specialist qualification, or an equivalent program.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 26 (2).

(3) The Registrar shall record on a candidate’s general certificate of qualification and registration an entry for a specialist qualification in a subject listed in Schedule D, if the Registrar has satisfactory evidence that,

(a) the candidate has successfully completed an accredited program leading to part 2 of the specialist qualification, or an equivalent program;

(b) the candidate has at least two school years of successful classroom teaching experience, including at least one school year teaching the subject, verified by the appropriate supervisory officer or the appropriate supervisory official; and

(c) after completing the experience referred to in clause (b), the candidate successfully completed an accredited program leading to the specialist qualification, or an equivalent program.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 26 (3).

Honour specialist qualifications in subjects listed in Schedule E

27. (1) The Registrar shall record on a candidate’s general certificate of qualification and registration an entry for an honour specialist qualification in one or two subjects listed in Schedule E if the Registrar has satisfactory evidence of the following:

1. The candidate’s general certificate of qualification and registration has an entry for qualification in the primary division, the junior division, the intermediate division in a general education subject listed in Schedule A or the senior division in a general education subject listed in Schedule A.

2. The following applies to the candidate, or the candidate holds qualifications the Registrar considers to be equivalent:

i. The candidate holds an acceptable post-secondary degree or its equivalent that required four years of post-secondary study and the completion of at least 120 post-secondary credits.

ii. In completing the degree or equivalent referred to in subparagraph i, the candidate completed,

A. in the case of two subjects, a minimum of 36 post-secondary credits in each subject and a minimum of 84 post-secondary credits in total in the two subjects, or

B. in the case of one subject, a minimum of 54 post-secondary credits in the subject.

iii. The candidate obtained at least second class or equivalent standing in the minimum number of credits required for each subject.

3. The candidate has at least two school years of successful classroom teaching experience including at least one school year teaching the subject or subjects, verified by the appropriate supervisory officer or the appropriate supervisory official.

4. After completing the experience referred to in paragraph 3, the candidate successfully completed an accredited program leading to the qualification, or an equivalent program. O. Reg. 239/14, s. 6 (1).

(2) A post-secondary credit that is counted toward meeting the requirements for an honour specialist qualification under subparagraph 2 ii of subsection (1) shall not be counted toward meeting the requirements for another honour specialist qualification. O. Reg. 176/10, s. 27 (2); O. Reg. 239/14, s. 6 (2).

(3) For the purpose of subparagraph 2 ii of subsection (1), a post-secondary credit in Anthropology, Psychology or Sociology is a post-secondary credit in Social Sciences. O. Reg. 176/10, s. 27 (3); O. Reg. 239/14, s. 6 (3).

Honour specialist qualifications in technological education

28. (1) The Registrar shall record on a candidate’s general certificate of qualification and registration an entry for an honour specialist qualification in technological education if the Registrar has satisfactory evidence that,

(a) the candidate has entries on his or her general certificate of qualification and registration for at least,

(i) one qualification in grades 9 and 10 in a technological education subject listed in Schedule B, one qualification in grades 11 and 12 in the same subject, and two other qualifications, each of which is in a different technological education subject listed in Schedule B, in grades 9 and 10 or grades 11 and 12, or a combination of the two,

(ii) two qualifications in grades 9 and 10 in technological education subjects listed in Schedule B and qualifications in grades 11 and 12 in the same two subjects, or

(iii) four qualifications in grades 9 and 10 in technological education subjects listed in Schedule B and a specialist qualification in a subject listed in subclause 26 (1) (b) (v);

(b) the candidate has at least two school years of successful classroom teaching experience, including at least one school year of experience teaching a technological education subject listed in Schedule B, verified by the appropriate supervisory officer or the appropriate supervisory official;

(c) the candidate holds a secondary school graduation diploma or has successfully completed the equivalent of one year’s full-time study in a program in respect of which a secondary school graduation diploma or its equivalent was required for admission; and

(d) after completing the experience referred to in clause (b), the candidate successfully completed an accredited program leading to the qualification, or an equivalent program.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 28 (1); O. Reg. 189/11, s. 1.

(2) For the purposes of clause (1) (a), an entry on a candidate’s general certificate of qualification and registration for any one of the following additional qualifications is deemed to be equivalent to one entry for a qualification in grades 9 and 10 in a technological education subject listed in Schedule B:

1. An additional qualification in Computer Studies — Computer Technology.

1.1 An additional qualification in Business Studies — Data Processing.

1.2 An additional qualification in Computer Studies (listed in Schedule A).

1.3 An additional qualification in Design and Technology.

2. An additional qualification in Leadership en milieu minoritaire.

2.1 An additional qualification in Science and Technology, Grades 7 and 8 (listed in Schedule C).

3. Part 1 of a three-part specialist qualification in one of the following subjects listed in Schedule D:

i. Actualisation linguistique en français/Programme d’appui aux nouveaux arrivants.

ii. Co-operative Education.

iii. Revoked: O. Reg. 239/14, s. 7 (3).

iv. English as a Second Language.

v. Guidance and Career Education.

vi. Integration of Information and Computer Technology in Instruction.

vii. Special Education.

4. A subject listed in Schedule F.  O. Reg. 176/10, ss. 28 (2), 49 (2, 3); O. Reg. 239/14, s. 7.

Qualifications in subjects listed in Schedule F

29. (1) The Registrar shall record on a candidate’s general certificate of qualification and registration an entry for an additional qualification in a subject listed in Schedule F if the Registrar has satisfactory evidence that,

(a) the candidate’s general certificate of qualification and registration has an entry for a qualification in grades 9 and 10 or grades 11 and 12 in the same technological education subject listed in Schedule B; and

(b) the candidate has successfully completed an accredited program leading to the qualification, or an equivalent program.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 29 (1).

(2) Despite clause (1) (a), if the candidate’s general certificate of qualification and registration had an entry for a qualification in Personal Services, the Registrar may record an entry for the appropriate additional qualification in Teaching Hair Styling and Aesthetics or Teaching Health Care.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 29 (2).

Additional Qualifications for Teaching Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

Qualification for Teaching Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Program

30. The Registrar shall record on a candidate’s general certificate of qualification and registration an entry for an additional qualification for Teaching Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Program if the Registrar has satisfactory evidence that,

(a) the candidate has successfully completed an accredited program leading to the qualification, and at the time the candidate was admitted to the program the candidate held a general certificate of qualification and registration, and,

(i) the candidate had successfully completed at least two courses acceptable to the College in American Sign Language or Langue des signes québécoise, or

(ii) the candidate’s proficiency in American Sign Language or Langue des signes québécoise was at least equivalent to the proficiency that would be achieved by completing two such courses; or

(b) the candidate has successfully completed a program outside Ontario for teaching students who are deaf or hard of hearing that is equivalent to an accredited program leading to the qualification and,

(i) the candidate has successfully completed at least two courses acceptable to the College in American Sign Language or Langue des signes québécoise, or

(ii) the candidate’s proficiency in American Sign Language or Langue des signes québécoise is at least equivalent to the proficiency that would be achieved by completing two such courses. O. Reg. 421/22, s. 4.

Specialist Qualification for Teaching Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

31. (1) The Registrar shall record on a candidate’s general certificate of qualification and registration an entry for an additional qualification for Teaching Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Program (Specialist) if the Registrar has satisfactory evidence that,

(a) the candidate’s general certificate of qualification and registration has an entry for a qualification for Teaching Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Program;

(b) the candidate has at least one school year of successful classroom teaching experience within or outside Ontario in one or more positions requiring the qualification referred to in clause (a), or the equivalent qualification, and the experience has been verified by the appropriate supervisory officer or appropriate supervisory official; and

(c) the experience referred to in clause (b) was obtained after the granting of the qualification mentioned in that clause. O. Reg. 421/22, s. 4.

(2) The Registrar may exempt a candidate from the requirements specified in clauses (1) (a) and (c) if the Registrar has satisfactory evidence that the candidate meets the corresponding requirements in subclause 30 (b) (i) or (ii). O. Reg. 421/22, s. 4.

Principal’s Qualifications

Part 1 principal’s qualification

32. (1) The Registrar shall record on a candidate’s general certificate of qualification and registration an entry for the part 1 principal’s qualification if the Registrar has satisfactory evidence that the candidate has successfully completed an accredited program leading to the qualification, or a program the Registrar considers to be equivalent, and that at the time he or she was admitted to the program,

(a) the candidate held an acceptable post-secondary degree or qualifications the Registrar considers to be equivalent to such a degree;

(b) the candidate had an entry on his or her general certificate of qualification and registration for qualification in grades 9 and 10 in a technological education subject listed in Schedule B or in the intermediate division in a general education subject listed in Schedule A, and entries for qualification in any two of,

(i) the primary division,

(ii) the junior division, and

(iii) either grades 11 and 12 in a technological education subject listed in Schedule B or the senior division in a general education subject listed in Schedule A;

(c) the candidate had at least five school years of successful classroom teaching experience in a school providing elementary or secondary education, verified by the appropriate supervisory officer or the appropriate supervisory official; and

(d) the candidate had any one of,

(i) two specialist or honour specialist qualifications,

(ii) one specialist or honour specialist qualification and successful completion of at least one-half the number of graduate post-secondary credits required to qualify for a master’s degree granted by an institution identified in clause (a) or (b) of the definition of “acceptable post-secondary degree” in subsection 1 (1),

(iii) a master’s degree for which the candidate was required to complete at least 30 graduate post-secondary credits or their equivalent, or a doctorate, where the master’s degree or doctorate was granted by an institution identified in clause (a) or (b) of the definition of “acceptable post-secondary degree” in subsection 1 (1), or

(iv) successful completion of at least 30 graduate post-secondary credits or their equivalent, completed at an institution identified in clause (a) or (b) of the definition of “acceptable post-secondary degree” in subsection 1 (1).  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 32 (1).

(1.1) An entry on a candidate’s general certificate of qualification and registration indicating that he or she has qualifications in three subjects listed in Schedule F is deemed to be equivalent to one specialist or honour specialist qualification for the purposes of subclause (1) (d) (i).  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 49 (4).

(2) To fulfil a requirement in subclause (1) (d) (ii), (iii) or (iv) relating to the completion of graduate post-secondary credits or their equivalent, the credits or their equivalent must have been completed by the candidate in addition to any credits that he or she was required to complete to be granted a general certificate of qualification and registration.  O. Reg. 189/11, s. 2 (1).

Part 2 principal’s qualification

33. (1) The Registrar shall record on a candidate’s general certificate of qualification and registration an entry for the part 2 principal’s qualification if the Registrar has satisfactory evidence that the candidate has successfully completed an accredited program leading to the qualification, or a program the Registrar considers to be equivalent, and a leadership practicum acceptable to the Registrar, and that at the time he or she was admitted to the program,

(a) the candidate’s general certificate of qualification and registration had an entry for the part 1 principal’s qualification; or

(b) the candidate held or was deemed to hold,

(i) an interim or permanent Elementary School Principal’s Certificate,

(ii) an interim or permanent Secondary School Principal’s Certificate, Type B,

(iii) an interim or permanent Vocational School Principal’s Certificate,

(iv) an interim Secondary School Principal’s Certificate, or

(v) an interim Secondary School Principal’s Certificate, Type A.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 33 (1).

(2) A person holds principal’s qualifications if the person’s general certificate of qualification and registration indicates the part 2 principal’s qualification.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 33 (2).

Principal’s development qualification

34. The Registrar shall record on a candidate’s general certificate of qualification and registration an entry for the principal’s development qualification if the Registrar has satisfactory evidence that the candidate,

(a) holds principal’s qualifications;

(b) has two school years of successful experience as a principal or vice-principal, verified by the appropriate supervisory officer or the appropriate supervisory official; and

(c) has successfully completed an accredited program leading to the qualification, or a program the Registrar considers to be equivalent.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 34.

Supervisory Officer’s Qualifications

Supervisory officer’s qualification

35. (1) The Registrar shall record on a candidate’s general certificate of qualification and registration an entry for the supervisory officer’s qualification if the Registrar has satisfactory evidence that the candidate meets one or more of the requirements set out in subsection (2) and that, at the time he or she was admitted to the program, he or she met all of the requirements listed in subsection (3).  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 35 (1).

(2) The requirements for the purposes of this subsection are as follows:

1. The candidate successfully completed an accredited program leading to the qualification within five years after starting the program.

2. The candidate has qualifications and experience, including experience gained while employed as a supervisory officer under section 2.0.1 of Regulation 309 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 (Supervisory Officers) made under the Education Act, that the Registrar considers to be equivalent to the successful completion of all of the modules of an accredited program leading to the qualification.

3. The candidate has qualifications and experience, including experience gained while employed as a supervisory officer under section 2.0.1 of Regulation 309 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990, that the Registrar considers to be equivalent to the successful completion of some of the modules of an accredited program leading to the qualification, and the candidate successfully completed the remaining modules of the program, as identified by the Registrar, within five years after starting the program.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 35 (2).

(3) The requirements for the purposes of this subsection are as follows:

1. The candidate held an acceptable post-secondary degree or qualifications the Registrar considers to be equivalent to such a degree.

2. The candidate had,

i. an entry on his or her general certificate of qualification and registration for qualification in grades 9 and 10 in a technological education subject listed in Schedule B or in the intermediate division in a general education subject listed in Schedule A, and entries for qualification in any two of,

A. the primary division,

B. the junior division, and

C. either grade 11 and 12 in a technological education subject listed in Schedule B or the senior division in a general education subject listed in Schedule A, or

ii. qualifications that the Registrar considers to be equivalent to the qualifications described in subparagraph i.

3. The candidate had at least five school years of successful classroom teaching experience in a school providing elementary or secondary education, verified by the appropriate supervisory officer or the appropriate supervisory official.

4. The candidate held a master’s degree for which the candidate was required to complete at least 30 graduate post-secondary credits or their equivalent, or a doctorate, where the master’s degree or doctorate was granted by an institution identified in clause (a) or (b) of the definition of “acceptable post-secondary degree” in subsection 1 (1).

5. The candidate met one or more of the following criteria:

i. The candidate held,

A. an Elementary School Principal’s Certificate,

B. a Secondary School Principal’s Certificate, Type A,

C. a Secondary School Principal’s Certificate, Type B, or

D. a Secondary School Principal’s Certificate.

ii. The candidate held principal’s qualifications.

iii. The candidate held qualifications to be a principal from a jurisdiction outside Ontario, as verified by the appropriate supervisory official.

iv. The candidate held or had held a principal’s position outside Ontario that the Registrar considers to be equivalent to a position in Ontario for which principal’s qualifications are required under the Education Act.

v. The candidate held specialist or honours specialist qualifications in one or more subjects and had, in addition to the experience required by paragraph 3, at least two school years of successful experience as a teacher appointed by a school board to supervise or co-ordinate a subject or program or to act as a consultant for the teachers of a subject or program, as verified by the appropriate supervisory officer or the appropriate supervisory official.

vi. The candidate,

A. held specialist or honour specialist qualifications from a jurisdiction outside Ontario, as verified by the appropriate supervisory official, and the Registrar considers the qualifications equivalent to the qualifications described in subparagraph v, and

B. had, in addition to the experience required by paragraph 3, at least two years of successful experience in a position that the Registrar considers to be equivalent to a position described in subparagraph v.

vii. The candidate had, in addition to the experience required by paragraph 3, at least two years of experience,

A. as an education officer employed at the Ministry, as verified by a district manager or branch director of the Ministry, or as an employee outside Ontario in a position that the Registrar considers to be equivalent,

B. as an employee outside Ontario in a position that the Registrar considers to be equivalent to the position of supervisory officer of a school board, as verified by the appropriate supervisory official, or

C. as a program consultant seconded to the Ministry for French language, English language or Native language programs, as verified by a district manager or branch director of the Ministry, or as an employee outside Ontario in a position that the Registrar considers to be equivalent.

viii. The candidate had, in addition to the experience required by paragraph 3, at least two years of education-related leadership experience in an educational organization in a position that the Registrar considers comparable to one of the positions described in subparagraph vii.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 35 (3).

(4) To fulfil the requirement in paragraph 4 of subsection (3) relating to the completion of graduate post-secondary credits or their equivalent, the credits or their equivalent must have been completed by the candidate in addition to any credits that he or she was required to complete to be granted a general certificate of qualification and registration.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 35 (4).

(4.1) An entry on a candidate’s general certificate of qualification and registration indicating that he or she has qualifications in three subjects listed in Schedule F is deemed to be equivalent to one specialist or honour specialist qualification for the purposes of subparagraph 5 v of subsection (3).  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 49 (5).

(5) The Registrar may grant a one-year extension to the five-year period referred to in paragraphs 1 and 3 of subsection (2) if,

(a) in the Registrar’s opinion, there are exceptional circumstances that prevent the candidate from completing the program within the five years; and

(b) the person applied for the extension before the end of the five-year period.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 35 (5).

Supervisory officer’s development qualification

35.1 The Registrar shall record on a candidate’s general certificate of qualification and registration an entry for the supervisory officer’s development qualification if the Registrar has satisfactory evidence that the candidate,

(a) holds the supervisory officer’s qualification;

(b) has two school years of successful experience as a supervisory officer, as verified by the appropriate supervisory officer, the appropriate supervisory official or the appropriate supervisory director of education; and

(c) has successfully completed an accredited program leading to the qualification, or a program the Registrar considers to be equivalent. O. Reg. 421/22, s. 6.

PART IV
other types of certificates and Transition

Persons who held transitional certificates on August 29, 2023

35.2 A person who, on August 29, 2023, held a transitional certificate of qualification and registration is deemed, on and after August 30, 2023, to hold a multi-session transitional certificate of qualification and registration with the same qualifications and subject to the same terms, conditions or limitations, if any. O. Reg. 229/23, s. 25.

Persons who held certificate on May 19, 2010

36. (1) A person who, on May 19, 2010, held one of the following certificates is deemed, on and after May 20, 2010, to hold a general certificate of qualification and registration with the same qualifications and subject to the same terms, conditions or limitations, if any:

1. Certificate of qualification.

2. Interim certificate of qualification.

3. Interim certificate of qualification (limited).

4. Certificate of qualification (restricted) for teaching dance.

5. Certificate of qualification (restricted) for teaching in schools or classes for the trainable retarded.

6. Certificate of qualification (restricted) for teaching the deaf.

7. Certificate of qualification (restricted) for teaching a Native language.

8. Certificate of qualification (limited, restricted) for teaching the deaf.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 36 (1).

(2) Revoked: O. Reg. 229/23, s. 26.

(3) Despite subsection (1), a person who, on May 19, 2010 held an interim certificate of qualification or an interim certificate of qualification (limited) and who, at the time he or she applied for the certificate held a certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition that attested to the person being qualified to practise the teaching occupation in an elementary or secondary school that was granted by a provincial or territorial teacher regulatory authority, is deemed, on and after May 20, 2010, to hold a general certificate of qualification and registration, with the same qualifications and subject to the same terms, conditions or limitations, except for any terms, conditions or limitations that were imposed under section 13 or subsection 13.1 (2) of Ontario Regulation 184/97 (Teachers Qualifications) made under the Act.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 36 (3).

(4) Despite subsection (1), a person who, on May 19, 2010, held an interim certificate of qualification is deemed, on and after May 20, 2010, to hold a general certificate of qualification and registration with conditions related to the completion of one or more requirements described in subsection 12 (2) if,

(a) at the time the person applied for the interim certificate,

(i) he or she held a certificate, licence, registration or other form of official recognition that attested to the person being qualified to practice the teaching occupation in an elementary or secondary school that was granted by a teacher regulatory authority other than a provincial or territorial teacher regulatory authority,

(ii) he or she,

(A) had completed the requirements described in paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection 12 (2) but not the requirement described in paragraph 3 of that subsection, or

(B) had completed the requirement described in paragraph 3 of subsection 12 (2) but not one or both of the requirements described in paragraph 1 and 2 of that subsection, and

(iii) he or she had otherwise completed all the requirements set out in section 11; and

(b) on May 20, 2010, he or she has not completed the outstanding requirements.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 36 (4).

(5) References in subsection (4) to provisions of section 11 or 12 are references to those provisions as they read on May 20, 2010. O. Reg. 59/14, s. 16.

(6) Subsections 12 (3), (4), (6) and (7), as they read on August 31, 2015, continue to apply to a certificate that a person is deemed to hold under subsection (4) except that the certificate shall expire on the date that the interim certificate of qualification held by the person was to expire, unless it is extended under subsection 12 (6) or (7), as they read on August 31, 2015. O. Reg. 59/14, s. 16.

Persons who began programs before change in requirements

37. (1), (2) Revoked: O. Reg. 229/23, s. 27 (1).

(3) A candidate who began an accredited program leading to a part 1 or part 2 principal’s qualification before August 31, 2008 and who fulfils the requirements for the qualification set out in Ontario Regulation 184/97, as it read on August 30, 2008, is entitled to have an entry for the qualification recorded on his or her general certificate of qualification and registration.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 37 (3).

(4) A candidate who began an accredited program leading to the supervisory officer’s qualification before August 31, 2008 and who fulfils, before August 31, 2014, the requirements for the qualifications set out in Ontario Regulation 184/97, as it read on August 30, 2008, is entitled to have an entry for qualification as a supervisory officer recorded on his or her general certificate of qualification and registration.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 37 (4).

(5)-(8) Revoked: O. Reg. 229/23, s. 27 (1).

(9) An applicant who, on August 31, 2015, was enrolled in a concurrent program, as that term was defined on that date, that was accredited by the College on that date but who did not complete the program on or before that date is deemed to hold a general certificate of qualification and registration if, before September 1, 2022, the applicant successfully completes the program and meets the requirements set out in section 11, as that section read on August 31, 2015. O. Reg. 59/14, s. 17 (5).

(10) An applicant who, at any time on or before August 31, 2015, was enrolled in a program of professional education that was accredited by the College at the time of enrolment, other than a multi-session program of professional education, and who did not complete the program on or before August 31, 2015 is deemed to hold a general certificate of qualification and registration if,

(a)  the applicant submits evidence satisfactory to the Registrar that there were exceptional circumstances that prevented the applicant from completing the program before September 1, 2015; and

(b) before September 1, 2022, the applicant successfully completes the program and meets the requirements set out in section 11, as that section read on August 31, 2015. O. Reg. 59/14, s. 17 (5).

(11) An applicant who, as of August 31, 2014, was admitted to a program of professional education, as that term was defined on that date, that was accredited by the College on that date and who, as of August 31, 2015, had not completed the program but was still enrolled in it and had completed at least one-half of the program is deemed to hold a general certificate of qualification and registration if, before September 1, 2022, the applicant successfully completes the program and meets the requirements set out in section 11, as that section read on August 31, 2015. O. Reg. 59/14, s. 17 (5).

(12) An applicant referred to in subsection (9), (10) or (11) who completes an application for a certificate of qualification and registration on or after January 1, 2022, regardless of when the application was commenced, shall provide, as part of their application, evidence satisfactory to the Registrar that the applicant has successfully completed the sexual abuse prevention program educational requirements referred to in subsection 47.2 (3) of the Act. O. Reg. 605/21, s. 13; O. Reg. 229/23, s. 27 (2).

37.1 Revoked: O. Reg. 167/20, s. 1 (2).

Certificate granted before 1973

38. A person who holds one of the following certificates and who is a Canadian citizen or a British subject who was granted the certificate before September 1, 1973, is deemed to hold a general certificate of qualification and registration:

1. First Class Certificate valid in Secondary Schools.

2. High School Specialist’s Certificate.

3. Interim Elementary School Teacher’s Certificate.

4. Interim Elementary School Teacher’s Certificate, Standard 1, 2, 3 or 4.

5. Interim Elementary School Teacher’s Certificate, Standard 1, 2, 3 or 4 (French only).

6. Interim First Class Certificate.

7. Interim High School Assistant’s Certificate.

8. Interim High School Assistant’s Certificate, Type A.

9. Interim High School Assistant’s Certificate, Type B.

10. Interim Occupational Certificate, Type A (Practical Subjects).

11. Interim Occupational Certificate, Type B (Practical Subjects).

12. Interim Primary School Specialist’s Certificate.

13. Interim Second Class Certificate.

14. Interim Vocational Certificate, Type A.

15. Interim Vocational Certificate, Type B.

16. Occupational Specialist’s Certificate (Practical Subjects).

17. Permanent Commercial — Vocational Certificate.

18. Permanent Elementary School Teacher’s Certificate.

19. Permanent Elementary School Teacher’s Certificate, Standard 1, 2, 3 or 4.

20. Permanent Elementary School Teacher’s Certificate, Standard 1, 2, 3 or 4 (French only).

21. Permanent First Class Certificate.

22. Permanent High School Assistant’s Certificate.

23. Permanent Occupational Certificate (Practical Subjects).

24. Permanent Primary School Specialist’s Certificate.

25. Permanent Second Class Certificate.

26. Permanent Vocational Certificate.

27. Vocational Specialist’s Certificate.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 38. 

Letters of standing

39. A person who holds one of the following certificates or letters of standing that was valid on July 1, 1978 but who was not qualified for an Ontario Teacher’s Certificate under Regulation 297 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 (Ontario Teacher’s Qualifications) made under the Education Act, as it read immediately before it was revoked, is deemed to hold a general certificate of qualification and registration indicating qualifications to teach in the classes, schools and subjects that were indicated on the person’s certificate or letter of standing:

1. Elementary Certificate in Teaching Trainable Retarded Children.

2. Elementary Instrumental Music Certificate, Type A.

3. Elementary Instrumental Music Certificate, Type B.

4. Elementary Vocal Music Certificate, Type A.

5. Elementary Vocal Music Certificate, Type B.

6. Interim Second Class Certificate (French only).

7. Interim Specialist Certificate in Instrumental Music.

8. Interim Specialist Certificate in Vocal Music.

9. Intermediate Certificate in Teaching Trainable Retarded Children.

10. Intermediate Industrial Arts Only Certificate.

11. Intermediate Instrumental Music Certificate, Type A.

12. Intermediate Instrumental Music Certificate, Type B.

13. Intermediate Vocal Music Certificate, Type A.

14. Intermediate Vocal Music Certificate, Type B.

15. Letter of Standing (Renewable).

16. Permanent Letter of Standing (Renewable).

17. Permanent Second Class Certificate (French only).

18. Permanent Specialist Certificate in Instrumental Music.

19. Permanent Specialist Certificate in Vocal Music.

20. Specialist Certificate as Teacher of the Blind.

21. Specialist Certificate as Teacher of the Deaf.

22. Supervisor’s Certificate in Instrumental Music.

23. Supervisor’s Certificate in Vocal Music.

24. Teacher of the Trainable Retarded.

25. Temporary Certificate as Teacher of French to English-speaking Pupils in Elementary Schools.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 39.

Other principal’s certificates

40. (1) A candidate who holds a High School Principal’s Certificate, an Elementary School Principal’s Certificate, a Secondary School Principal’s Certificate, Type B, a Secondary School Principal’s Certificate, Type A, a Secondary School Principal’s Certificate or a Vocational School Principal’s Certificate, whether the certificate is an interim certificate or a permanent certificate, remains qualified within the limitations of the certificate and such qualification shall be indicated on his or her general certificate of qualification and registration.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 40 (1).

(2) A candidate who holds an Elementary School Inspector’s Certificate is deemed to hold an Elementary School Principal’s Certificate.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 40 (2).

(3) A candidate who holds a permanent Secondary School Principal’s Certificate, Type A or a permanent Secondary School Principal’s Certificate is deemed to hold principal’s qualifications and the Registrar shall record the qualifications on the candidate’s general certificate of qualification and registration.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 40 (3).

Qualifications previously recorded on certificate

40.1 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Registrar shall record an entry for a qualification on a candidate’s general certificate of qualification and registration if the Registrar has satisfactory evidence that the candidate previously held a certificate of qualification and registration on which the qualification or its equivalent had been recorded. O. Reg. 59/14, s. 18.

(2) If the qualification was renamed as, or if it was deemed to be equivalent to, a qualification that is listed in a Schedule, the name of the qualification as it appears in the Schedule shall be recorded on the certificate. O. Reg. 59/14, s. 18.

Other old qualifications and certificates

41. (1) A candidate who holds or is deemed to hold a general certificate of qualification and registration and who, before October 1, 1978, began a Master of Education program that was approved by the Minister as leading to the specialist certificate in Guidance, may obtain the specialist qualification in Guidance by completing, before May 20, 2015, the requirements for such certificate as they existed on June 30, 1978, and the Registrar shall record the qualification on the candidate’s general certificate of qualification and registration, upon the Registrar being satisfied that the requirements have been completed.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 41 (1).

(2) A candidate who holds or is deemed to hold a general certificate of qualification and registration and who, before October 1, 1978, began a Master of Library Science program that was approved by the Minister as leading to the specialist certificate in Librarianship may obtain the specialist qualification in Librarianship by completing, before May 20, 2015, the requirements for the certificate as they existed on June 30, 1978, and the Registrar shall record the qualification on the candidate’s general certificate of qualification and registration, upon the Registrar being satisfied that the requirements have been completed.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 41 (2).

(3) A candidate who, before September 1, 1979, completed the first part of a two-part program leading to an Interim Vocational Certificate, Type A or an Interim Occupational Certificate, Type A may obtain the qualification by completing, before May 20, 2015, the requirements for the certificate as they existed on June 30, 1978, and the Registrar shall record the qualification on the candidate’s general certificate of qualification and registration, upon the Registrar being satisfied that the requirements have been completed.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 41 (3).

(4) A candidate who, on July 1, 1978 held an Interim High School Assistant’s Certificate, Type A or who, before July 1, 1979,  completed at a college or faculty of education in Ontario the requirements for the certificate as they existed on June 30, 1978, may complete, before May 20, 2015, the requirements for a High School Specialist Certificate as they existed on June 30, 1978, and the Registrar shall record the qualification on the candidate’s general certificate of qualification and registration, upon the Registrar being satisfied that the requirements have been completed.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 41 (4).

(5) A candidate who holds a special certificate in a subject listed in Schedule C, D or E of Ontario Regulation 184/97 (Teachers Qualifications) made under the Act, as the Schedule read on May 19, 2010, or a special certificate no longer issued, continues to be qualified in accordance with such certificate, and the Registrar shall record the additional qualification corresponding to such special certificate on the candidate’s general certificate of qualification and registration.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 41 (5).

(6) A candidate who before May 20, 1997 held an honour specialist qualification in Latin or Greek is deemed to hold an honour specialist qualification in Classical Studies.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 41 (6).

Old qualification name

41.1 If any member’s certificate of qualification and registration includes an entry for a qualification that refers to teaching the trainable retarded or teaching trainable retarded children, the Registrar shall amend the name of the qualification so that it refers to teaching students with intellectual disabilities. O. Reg. 248/16, s. 9.

s. 62 of the Act

42. (1) The day prescribed for the purposes of subsection 62 (1) of the Act is May 20, 1997.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 42 (1).

(2) For the purposes of subsection 62 (2) of the Act, on and after May 20, 1997 any person holding a qualification referred to in one of the following paragraphs shall be deemed to have been granted by the Registrar and to hold the corresponding general certificate of qualification and registration under this Regulation containing the same terms, conditions or limitations:

1. A qualification referred to in Regulation 297 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 (Ontario Teacher’s Qualification) made under the Education Act.

2. A qualification referred to on Ontario Teacher’s Qualifications Record Cards.

3. A qualification referred to in any other records of qualification held by the Ministry.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 42 (2).

s. 63 of the Act

43. Any person who is deemed under subsection 63 (1) of the Act to have fulfilled the requirements for the issuance of a particular certificate of qualification and registration shall be issued a general certificate of qualification and registration containing the same terms, conditions and limitations that would have applied to their qualifications referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of subsection 42 (2) before May 20, 1997.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 43.

2008 amendments

44. (1) Any person who, on August 30, 2008, held a qualification that was listed in a schedule to Ontario Regulation 184/97 (Teachers Qualifications) made under the Act, as it read on August 30, 2008, and that is set out in Column 2 of the Table to this subsection, is deemed, on and after August 31, 2008, to hold the qualification set out in the corresponding cell of Column 3 of the Table:

Table

Item	Column 1 Schedule	Column 2 Old qualification name	Column 3 New qualification name
1.	Schedule A	Business Studies — Information Management	Business Studies — Information and Communication Technology
2.	Schedule A	Computer Science	Computer Studies
3.	Schedule A	English (First language)	English
4.	Schedule A	English (Second language) — anglais	Anglais
5.	Schedule A	French (First language) — français	Français
6.	Schedule A	French (Second language)	French as a Second Language
7.	Schedule A	Individual and Society	Social Sciences — General
8.	Schedule A	Native Language (Second language)	Native Languages
9.	Schedule A	Physical and Health Education	Health and Physical Education
10.	Schedule B	Communications Technology (Basic Level)	Communications Technology, Grades 9 and 10
11.	Schedule B	Communications Technology (Advanced Level)	Communications Technology, Grades 11 and 12
12.	Schedule B	Construction Technology (Basic Level)	Construction Technology, Grades 9 and 10
13.	Schedule B	Construction Technology (Advanced Level)	Construction Technology, Grades 11 and 12
14.	Schedule B	Hospitality Services (Basic Level)	Hospitality Services, Grades 9 and 10
15.	Schedule B	Hospitality Services (Advanced Level)	Hospitality Services, Grades 11 and 12
16.	Schedule B	Manufacturing Technology (Basic Level)	Manufacturing Technology, Grades 9 and 10
17.	Schedule B	Manufacturing Technology (Advanced Level)	Manufacturing Technology, Grades 11 and 12
18.	Schedule B	Personal Services (Basic Level)	Personal Services, Grades 9 and 10
19.	Schedule B	Personal Services (Advanced Level)	Personal Services, Grades 11 and 12
20.	Schedule B	Technological Design (Basic Level)	Technological Design, Grades 9 and 10
21.	Schedule B	Technological Design (Advanced Level)	Technological Design, Grades 11 and 12
22.	Schedule B	Transportation Technology (Basic Level)	Transportation Technology, Grades 9 and 10
23.	Schedule B	Transportation Technology (Advanced Level)	Transportation Technology, Grades 11 and 12
24.	Schedule C	Childhood Education	Kindergarten
25.	Schedule C	Preschool Deaf Education	Pre-School Education for Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
26.	Schedule C	Teacher of Ojibway	Teaching Ojibwe
27.	Schedule D	Business Studies — Entrepreneurship Studies	Business Studies — Entrepreneurship
28.	Schedule D	Business Studies — Information Management	Business Studies — Information and Communication Technology
29.	Schedule D	Computer Studies — Computer Science	Computer Studies
30.	Schedule D	Computers in the Classroom	Integration of Information and Computer Technology in Instruction
31.	Schedule D	Guidance	Guidance and Career Education
32.	Schedule D	Native Language as a Second Language	Native Languages
33.	Schedule D	Physical and Health Education (Primary, Junior)	Health and Physical Education, Primary and Junior
34.	Schedule D	Physical and Health Education (Intermediate, Senior)	Health and Physical Education, Intermediate and Senior
35.	Schedule D	Science in Primary and Junior Education	Science and Technology, Primary and Junior
36.	Schedule D	The Blind	Teaching Students Who Are Blind
37.	Schedule D	The Deaf/Blind	Teaching Students Who Are Deaf-Blind
38.	Schedule E	Classical Studies (Latin, Greek)	Classical Studies
39.	Schedule E	Computer Science	Computer Studies
40.	Schedule E	Contemporary Studies	Social Sciences
41.	Schedule E	English (First language)	English
42.	Schedule E	English (Second language) — anglais	Anglais
43.	Schedule E	French (First language) — français	Français
44.	Schedule E	French (Second language)	French as a Second Language
45.	Schedule E	Physical and Health Education	Health and Physical Education

O. Reg. 176/10, s. 44 (1).

(2) Any person who, on August 30, 2008, held a qualification identified in the Table to this subsection continues to hold the qualification after that day despite its revocation from the Schedules.

Table

Item	Column 1 Schedule	Column 2 Qualification
1.	Schedule A	Business Studies — Data Processing
2.	Schedule A	Business Studies — Marketing and Merchandising
3.	Schedule A	Design and Technology
4.	Schedule A	Science — Geology
5.	Schedule C	Childhood Education in Great Britain
6.	Schedule C	Community School Development
7.	Schedule C	Driver Education Instructor
8.	Schedule C	Law
9.	Schedule C	Teaching Children with Language Difficulties — Aphasia
10.	Schedule C	Teacher of Native Children
11.	Schedule E	Geology

O. Reg. 176/10, s. 44 (2).

(3) Any person who, on August 30, 2008, held the qualification Teaching Writing that was listed in Schedule C to Ontario Regulation 184/97, as it read on August 30, 2008, is deemed, on and after May 20, 2010 to hold a qualification in part 1 of the three-part specialist program in Writing listed in Schedule D.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 44 (3). 

2009 amendments

45. (1) Any person who, on May 30, 2009, held a qualification that is set out in Column 2 of the Table to this subsection is deemed, on and after May 31, 2009, to hold the qualification set out in the corresponding cell of Column 3 of the Table:

table

Item	Column 1 Schedule	Column 2 Old qualification name	Column 3 New qualification name
1.	Schedule B	Hospitality Services, Grades 9 and 10	Hospitality and Tourism, Grades 9 and 10
2.	Schedule B	Hospitality Services, Grades 11 and 12	Hospitality and Tourism, Grades 11 and 12

O. Reg. 176/10, s. 45 (1).

(2) Any person who, on May 30, 2009, held a qualification identified in the Table to this subsection continues to hold the qualification after that day despite its revocation from the Schedules.

table

Item	Column 1 Schedule	Column 2 Qualification
1.	Schedule B	Personal Services, Grades 9 and 10
2.	Schedule B	Personal Services, Grades 11 and 12
3.	Schedule C	Computer Studies — Computer Technology

O. Reg. 239/14, s. 9.

(3) A person who began a program before May 31, 2009 for a qualification identified in the Table to subsection (2) and who completes the requirements for the qualification, as set out in Ontario Regulation 184/97 (Teachers Qualifications) made under the Act, as it read on May 30, 2009, shall have an entry for the qualification recorded on his or her general certificate of qualification and registration and is deemed to continue to hold the qualification on and after the day the qualification is recorded, despite its revocation from Schedule B.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 45 (3).

2010 amendments

46. (1) Any person who, on May 19, 2010, held a qualification for Teaching Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing — ASL/LSQ Communication (Conditional) is deemed, on and after May 20, 2010, to hold an additional qualification for Teaching Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing — ASL/LSQ Communication.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 46 (1); O. Reg. 239/14, s. 10 (1).

(2) Any person who, on May 19, 2010, held a qualification for Teaching Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing — Aural and Oral Communication (Conditional) is deemed, on and after May 20, 2010, to hold an additional qualification for Teaching Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing — Aural and Oral Communication.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 46 (2).

(3) Any person who, on May 19, 2010, held a qualification for Teaching Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing — ASL/LSQ Communication is deemed, on and after May 20, 2010 to hold an additional qualification for Teaching Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing — ASL/LSQ Communication (Specialist).  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 46 (3).

(4) Any person who, on May 19, 2010, held a qualification for Teaching Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing — Aural and Oral Communication is deemed, on and after May 20, 2010, to hold an additional qualification for Teaching Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing — Aural and Oral Communication (Specialist).  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 46 (4).

(5) Any person who, on December 30, 2010, holds a qualification that is set out in Column 2 of the Table to this subsection is deemed, on and after December 31, 2010, to hold the qualification set out in the corresponding cell of Column 3 of the Table.

Table

Item	Column 1 Schedule	Column 2 Old qualification name	Column 3 New qualification name
1.	Schedule A	Environmental Science	Environmental Science/Environmental Studies
2.	Schedule C	Aboriginal Peoples: Understanding Traditional Teachings, Histories, Current Issues and Cultures	First Nation, Métis and Inuit Peoples: Understanding Traditional Teachings, Histories, Current Issues and Cultures
3.	Schedule C	Language Arts, Grades 7 and 8	Language, Grades 7 and 8
4.	Schedule C	Special Education — Behaviour	Teaching Students with Behavioural Needs
5.	Schedule C	Special Education — Communication — Autism	Teaching Students with Communication Needs (Autism Spectrum Disorders)
6.	Schedule C	Special Education — Communication — Learning Disability	Teaching Students with Communication Needs (Learning Disability)
7.	Schedule C	Special Education — Communication — Speech and Language	Teaching Students with Communication Needs (Speech and Language)
8.	Schedule C	Special Education — Intellectual — Developmental Disabilities	Teaching Students with Intellectual Needs (Developmental Disability)
9.	Schedule C	Special Education — Intellectual — Gifted	Teaching Students with Intellectual Needs (Giftedness)
10.	Schedule C	Special Education — Multiple Exceptionalities	Teaching Students with Multiple Needs
11.	Schedule C	Special Education — Physical	Teaching Students with Physical Needs
12.	Schedule C	Teaching Aboriginal Children	Teaching First Nation, Métis and Inuit Children
13.	Schedule D	Actualisation linguistique en français/Perfectionnement du français	Actualisation linguistique en français/Programme d’appui aux nouveaux arrivants
14.	Schedule D	Environmental Science	Environmental Science/Environmental Studies
15.	Schedule E	Environmental Science	Environmental Science/Environmental Studies

O. Reg. 176/10, s. 46 (5); O. Reg. 239/14, s. 10 (2, 3).

2011 amendments

47. (1) Any person who, on March 30, 2011, holds the qualification in Kindergarten listed in Schedule C is deemed, on and after March 31, 2011, to hold a qualification in part 1 of the three-part accredited program leading to the specialist qualification in Kindergarten listed in Schedule D.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 47 (1). 

(2) If the Registrar records, after March 30, 2011 and before September 30, 2011, on a person’s general certificate of qualification and registration an entry for the qualification in Kindergarten listed in Schedule C, the person is deemed, on and after the date that the Registrar records the qualification, to hold a qualification in part 1 of the three-part accredited program leading to the specialist qualification in Kindergarten listed in Schedule D.  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 47 (2).

2012 amendments

48. Any person who, on August 30, 2012, holds a qualification identified in the Table to this section continues to hold the qualification after that day despite its revocation from the Schedules.

Table

Item	Column 1 Schedule	Column 2 Qualification
1.	Schedule D	Business Studies — Data Processing
2.	Schedule D	Business Studies — Marketing and Merchandising
3.	Schedule D	Design and Technology
4.	Schedule D	Multiculturalism in Education
5.	Schedule D	The Deaf

O. Reg. 176/10, s. 48.

2015 amendments

48.1 (1) Any person who, on August 31, 2015, holds a qualification for Teaching Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing — ASL/LSQ Communication is deemed, on and after September 1, 2015, to hold,

(a) the qualification for Teaching Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing — American Sign Language (ASL) if the person meets the requirements set out in subsection 30 (1) relating to American Sign Language; or

(b) the qualification for Teaching Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing — Langue des signes québécoise (LSQ) if the person meets the requirements set out in subsection 30 (1) relating to Langue des signes québécoise. O. Reg. 239/14, s. 11.

(2) Any person who, on August 31, 2015, holds a qualification for Teaching Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing — ASL/LSQ Communication (Specialist) is deemed, on and after September 1, 2015, to hold,

(a) the qualification for Teaching Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing — American Sign Language (ASL) (Specialist) if the person meets the requirements set out in subsection 31 (1) relating to American Sign Language; or

(b) the qualification for Teaching Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing — Langue des signes québécoise (LSQ) (Specialist) if the person meets the requirements set out in subsection 31 (1) relating to Langue des signes québécoise. O. Reg. 239/14, s. 11.

(3) Any person who, on August 31, 2015, holds a qualification that is set out in Column 2 of the Table to this subsection is deemed, on and after September 1, 2015, to hold the qualification set out in the corresponding cell of Column 3 of the Table.

table

Item	Column 1	Column 2 Old Qualification Name	Column 3 New Qualification Name
1.	Schedule A	Religious Education	Religious Education in Catholic Schools
2.	Schedule A	Environmental Science/Environmental Studies	Environmental Science
3.	Schedule C	Teaching Delaware	Teaching Lenape
4.	Schedule D	Religious Education	Religious Education in Catholic Schools
5.	Schedule E	Religious Education	Religious Education in Catholic Schools
6.	Schedule E	Environmental Science/Environmental Studies	Environmental Science

O. Reg. 239/14, s. 11.

(4) Any person who, on August 31, 2015, holds a qualification identified in the Table to this subsection continues to hold the qualification after that day despite its revocation from Schedule C.

table

Item	Column 1 Schedule	Column 2 Qualification
1.	Schedule C	Enseignement en milieu minoritaire
2.	Schedule C	First Nation, Métis and Inuit Peoples:  Understanding Traditional Teachings, Histories, Current Issues and Cultures
3.	Schedule C	Leadership en milieu minoritaire

O. Reg. 239/14, s. 11.

2016 amendments

49. Any person who, on August 31, 2016, holds a qualification that is set out in Column 2 of the Table to this section is deemed, on and after September 1, 2016, to hold the qualification set out in the corresponding cell of Column 3 of the Table.

 

Item	Column 1 Schedule	Column 2 Old qualification name	Column 3 New qualification name
1.	Schedule A	Native Studies	First Nations, Métis and Inuit Studies
2.	Schedule D	English as a Second Language	Teaching English Language Learners
3.	Schedule D	Environmental Science/Environmental Studies	Environmental Education
4.	Schedule D	Librarianship	Teacher Librarian
5.	Schedule D	Native Studies	First Nations, Métis and Inuit Studies
6.	Schedule D	Teaching Students Who Are Deaf-Blind	Teaching Students Who Are Deafblind
7.	Schedule E	Native Studies	First Nations, Métis and Inuit Studies

O. Reg. 248/16, s. 10.

2017 amendments

50. Any person who, on April 30, 2017, holds a qualification for Teaching Students Who Are Blind is deemed, on and after May 1, 2017, to hold a qualification for Teaching Students Who Are Blind/Low Vision. O. Reg. 23/17, s. 1.

2022 amendments

50.0.1 Any person who, on April 20, 2022, holds a qualification set out in Column 2 of the Table to this section is deemed, on and after April 21, 2022, to hold the qualification set out in the corresponding cell of Column 3 of the Table.

TABLE

Item	Column 1 Schedule or section	Column 2 Old qualification name	Column 3 New qualification name
1.	Section 30	Teaching Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing – Aural and Oral Communication	Teaching Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Program
2.	Section 30	Teaching Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing – American Sign Language (ASL)	Teaching Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Program
3.	Section 30	Teaching Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing – Langue des signes quebecoise (LSQ)	Teaching Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Program
4.	Section 31	Teaching Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing — Aural and Oral Communication (Specialist)	Teaching Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Program (Specialist)
5.	Section 31	Teaching Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing — American Sign Language (ASL) (Specialist)	Teaching Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Program (Specialist)
6.	Section 31	Teaching Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing — Langue des signes québécoise (LSQ) (Specialist)	Teaching Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Program (Specialist)
7.	Schedule A	Santé et éducation physique	Éducation physique et santé
8.	Schedule C	Classroom Management	The Learning Environment
9.	Schedule C	Éducation préscolaire des enfants sourds ou malentendants	Éducation de la petite enfance pour les élèves ayant une surdité ou une surdité partielle
10.	Schedule C	Santé et éducation physique — 7e et 8e année	Éducation physique et santé — 7e et 8e année
11.	Schedule D	Inclusive Classroom	Equitable and Inclusive Schools
12.	Schedule D	Santé et éducation physique (cycles intermédiaire et supérieur)	Éducation physique et santé (cycles intermédiaire et supérieur)
13.	Schedule D	Santé et éducation physique (cycles primaire et moyen)	Éducation physique et santé (cycles primaire et moyen)
14.	Schedule D	Supporting First Nations, Métis and Inuit Students: Guidance and Counselling	First Nations, Métis and Inuit Students: Counselling and Support
15.	Schedule E	Santé et éducation physique	Éducation physique et santé

O. Reg. 421/22, s. 7; O. Reg. 229/23, s. 28.

PART V
Ongoing Education REQUIREMENTS

Sexual abuse prevention program, existing members on January 1, 2022

50.1 (1) Every person who is a member of the College in good standing on January 1, 2022 shall, on or before September 15, 2022,

(a) complete the sexual abuse prevention program educational requirements referred to in subsection 47.2 (3) of the Act; and

(b) provide evidence satisfactory to the Registrar that they have successfully completed the program. O. Reg. 605/21, s. 14; O. Reg. 912/21, s. 1.

(2) Despite subsection (1), the Registrar may accept evidence referred to in clause (1) (b) on or before September 15, 2023 if,

(a) in the Registrar’s opinion, there are exceptional circumstances that prevent the member from successfully completing the program; and

(b) the member applied for the extension on or before September 15, 2022. O. Reg. 605/21, s. 14; O. Reg. 912/21, s. 1.

Sexual abuse prevention program, members post-January 1, 2022

50.2 (1) An applicant under section 5 who becomes a member of the College after January 1, 2022 shall, within one year after becoming a member,

(a) complete the sexual abuse prevention program educational requirements referred to in subsection 47.2 (3) of the Act; and

(b) provide evidence satisfactory to the Registrar that they have successfully completed the program. O. Reg. 605/21, s. 14.

(2) Despite subsection (1), the Registrar may extend the one-year period referred to in subsection (1) by one year if,

(a) in the Registrar’s opinion, there are exceptional circumstances that prevent the member from successfully completing the program; and

(b) the member applied for the extension before the end of the one-year period referred to in subsection (1). O. Reg. 605/21, s. 14.

Sexual abuse prevention program

Members who applied under s. 4 or 6 before January 1, 2022 and became a member after January 1, 2022

50.3 (1) A member who completed an application under section 4 or 6 before January 1, 2022 and became a member of the College after January 1, 2022 shall, on or before September 15, 2023,

(a) complete the sexual abuse prevention program educational requirements referred to in subsection 47.2 (3) of the Act; and

(b) provide evidence satisfactory to the Registrar that they have successfully completed the program. O. Reg. 229/23, s. 29.

50.4 Revoked: O. Reg. 229/23, s. 29.

Suspension

51. (1) The Registrar may suspend a member’s certificate of qualification and registration for failure to provide evidence satisfactory to the Registrar that they have successfully completed the sexual abuse prevention program educational requirements referred to in subsection 47.2 (3) of the Act. O. Reg. 402/24, s. 14.

(2) The Registrar shall not suspend a member’s certificate of qualification and registration without first giving the member two-months notice of the default and intention to suspend. O. Reg. 402/24, s. 14.

(3) A person whose certificate of qualification and registration was suspended by the Registrar under subsection (1) is entitled to have the suspension removed upon providing evidence satisfactory to the Registrar that they have successfully completed the program and paying the reinstatement fee required by the by-laws. O. Reg. 402/24, s. 14.

52-54. Omitted (provides for amendments to this Regulation).  O. Reg. 176/10, ss. 51-54.

55. Omitted (revokes other Regulations).  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 55.

56. Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Regulation).  O. Reg. 176/10, s. 56; O. Reg. 189/11, s. 2 (2).

Schedule A
QUALIFICATIONS in the INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR DIVISIONs in general education

American Sign Language as a Second Language (For teaching in English-language schools only — not offered in French)

Anglais (For teaching in French-language schools only – not offered in English)

Business Studies — Accounting

Business Studies — Entrepreneurship

Business Studies — General

Business Studies — Information and Communication Technology

Classical Studies — Greek

Classical Studies — Latin

Computer Studies

Dance

Dramatic Arts

Economics

English (Not offered in French)

Environmental Science

Family Studies

First Nations, Métis and Inuit Studies

Français (For teaching in French-language schools only – not offered in English)

French as a Second Language (For teaching in English-language schools only – not offered in French)

Geography

Health and Physical Education

History

International Languages

Langue des signes québécoise langue seconde (For teaching in French-language schools only — not offered in English)

Law

Mathematics

Media Arts

Music — Instrumental

Music — Vocal

Native Languages

Philosophy

Politics

Religious Education in Catholic Schools

Science — Biology

Science — Chemistry

Science — General

Science — Physics

Social Sciences — General

Visual Arts

O. Reg. 176/10, s. 50, Sched. A; O. Reg. 239/14, s. 12; O. Reg. 248/16, s. 11; O. Reg. 177/21, s. 2; O. Reg. 421/22, s. 8.

SCHEDULE B
QUALIFICATIONS in grades 9 and 10 and grades 11 and 12 in TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION

Communications Technology

Computer Technology

Construction Technology

Green Industries

Hairstyling and Aesthetics

Health Care

Hospitality and Tourism

Manufacturing Technology

Technological Design

Transportation Technology

O. Reg. 176/10, Sched. B.

Schedule C
QUALIFICATIONS

Action Research

Adapting Curriculum for Second-Language Learners

Adapting Curriculum for the Catholic School System

Adult Education

Alternative Education

American Sign Language as a Second Language (For teaching in English-language schools only — not offered in French)

Anti-Audism

Arts, Grades 7 and 8

Associate Teaching

Education Law

Environmental Education

First Nations’ School Leader Program: Leadership

First Nations’ School Leader Program: Supporting Indigenous Learning and Holistic Well-Being

Français – 7^e et 8^e année (For teaching in French-language schools only – not offered in English)

Geography, Grades 7 and 8

Health and Physical Education, Grades 7 and 8

History, Grades 7 and 8

Integrated Arts

Language, Grades 7 and 8 (For teaching in English-language schools only – not offered in French)

Langue des signes québécoise langue seconde (For teaching in French-language schools only — not offered in English)

Mathematics, Grades 7 and 8

Mentoring

Occasional Teaching

Orientation to Teaching in Ontario

Outdoor Experiential Education

Pre-School Education for Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

Safe and Accepting Schools

Science and Technology, Grades 7 and 8

Special Education for Administrators

Student Assessment and Evaluation

Teaching and Learning Through e-Learning

Teaching Cayuga

Teaching Combined Grades

Teaching Cree

Teaching First Nations, Métis and Inuit Children

Teaching Inuktitut

Teaching Lenape

Teaching LGBTQ Students

Teaching Michif

Teaching Mohawk

Teaching Ojibwe

Teaching Oji-Cree

Teaching Oneida

Teaching Onondaga

Teaching Seneca

Teaching Tuscarora

Teaching in a French Immersion Setting (For teaching in English-language schools only – not offered in French)

Teaching in the Catholic School System

Teaching Students with Behavioural Needs

Teaching Students with Communication Needs (Autism Spectrum Disorders)

Teaching Students with Communication Needs (Learning Disability)

Teaching Students with Communication Needs (Speech and Language)

Teaching Students with Intellectual Needs (Developmental Disability)

Teaching Students with Intellectual Needs (Giftedness)

Teaching Students with Intellectual Needs (Mild Intellectual Disability)

Teaching Students with Multiple Needs

Teaching Students with Physical Needs

The Learning Environment

Use and Knowledge of Assistive Technology

O. Reg. 176/10, s. 51, Sched. C; O. Reg. 239/14, s. 13; O. Reg. 248/16, s. 12; O. Reg. 23/17, s. 2; O. Reg. 177/21, s. 3; O. Reg. 421/22, s. 9.

Schedule D
THREE-PART Specialist QUALIFICATIONS

Actualisation linguistique en français / Programme d’appui aux nouveaux arrivants (For teaching in French-language schools only — not offered in English)

American Sign Language (For teaching in English-language schools only — not offered in French)

Anti-Black Racism

Aural and Oral Communication

Business Studies — Accounting

Business Studies — Entrepreneurship

Business Studies — Information and Communication Technology

Computer Studies

Co-operative Education

Dance

Dramatic Arts

Enseignement et Leadership en situation minoritaire (For teaching in French-language schools only — not offered in English)

Environmental Education

Equitable and Inclusive Schools

Family Studies

First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples: Understanding Traditional Teachings, Histories, Current Issues and Cultures

First Nations, Métis and Inuit Students: Counselling and Support

First Nations, Métis and Inuit Studies

French as a Second Language (For teaching in English-language schools only)

Guidance and Career Education

Health and Physical Education, Intermediate and Senior

Health and Physical Education, Primary and Junior

Holocaust Education and Countering Antisemitism

Integration of Information and Computer Technology in Instruction

Intermediate Education

International Languages

Junior Education

Kindergarten

Langue des signes québécoise (For teaching in French-language schools only — not offered in English)

Mathematics, Primary and Junior

Media

Music — Instrumental

Music — Vocal, Intermediate and Senior

Music — Vocal, Primary and Junior

Native Languages

Primary Education

Reading

Religious Education in Catholic Schools

Science and Technology, Primary and Junior

Social Studies, Primary and Junior

Special Education

Teacher Leadership

Teacher Librarian

Teaching and Leadership: First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Settings

Teaching English Language Learners (For teaching in English-language schools only — not offered in French)

Teaching Students Who Are Blind/Low Vision

Teaching Students Who Are Deafblind

Visual Arts

Writing

O. Reg. 176/10, s. 52, Sched. D; O. Reg. 239/14, s. 14; O. Reg. 248/16, s. 13; O. Reg. 23/17, s. 3; O. Reg. 177/21, s. 4; O. Reg. 421/22, s. 10; O. Reg. 229/23, s. 30.

Schedule E
HONOUR SPECIALIST QUALIFICATIONS

Anglais (For teaching in French-language schools only — not offered in English)

Biology

Business Studies

Chemistry

Classical Studies

Computer Studies

Dance

Dramatic Arts

English (Not offered in French)

Environmental Science

Family Studies

First Nations, Métis and Inuit Studies

Français (For teaching in French-language schools only — not offered in English)

French as a Second Language (For teaching in English-language schools only — not offered in French)

Geography

Health and Physical Education

History

International Languages

Mathematics

Music

Native Languages

Physics

Religious Education in Catholic Schools

Science

Social Sciences

Visual Arts

O. Reg. 176/10, s. 53, Sched. E; O. Reg. 239/14, s. 15; O. Reg. 248/16, s. 14; O. Reg. 421/22, s. 11.

SCHEDULE F
QUALIFICATIONS IN TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION

Teaching Communications Technology — Interactive New Media and Animation

Teaching Communications Technology — Photography and Digital Imaging

Teaching Communications Technology — Print and Graphic Communications

Teaching Communications Technology — Radio, Audio and Sound Production

Teaching Communications Technology — TV, Video and Movie Production

Teaching Computer Technology — Interfacing

Teaching Computer Technology — Electronics

Teaching Computer Technology — Networking

Teaching Computer Technology — Robotics and Control System

Teaching Computer Technology — Computer Repair

Teaching Computer Technology — Information Technology Support

Teaching Computer Technology — Network Support

Teaching Construction Technology — Construction Management and Science

Teaching Construction Technology — Civil Engineering

Teaching Construction Technology — Carpentry

Teaching Construction Technology — Electrical/Network Cabling

Teaching Construction Technology — Heating and Cooling

Teaching Construction Technology — Masonry

Teaching Construction Technology — Plumbing

Teaching Green Industries — Agribusiness

Teaching Green Industries — Landscaping Architecture

Teaching Green Industries — Horticulture Management and Science

Teaching Green Industries — Floristry

Teaching Green Industries — Agriculture

Teaching Green Industries — Horticulture

Teaching Green Industries — Landscaping Construction and Maintenance

Teaching Green Industries — Forestry

Teaching Hairstyling and Aesthetics — Advanced Shaping and Styling

Teaching Hairstyling and Aesthetics — Chemical Hair Services

Teaching Hairstyling and Aesthetics — Fashion and Theatrical Make-up

Teaching Hairstyling and Aesthetics — Spa Services

Teaching Health Care — Dental Services

Teaching Health Care — Laboratory Services

Teaching Health Care — Nursing/Medical Services

Teaching Health Care — Pharmacy Services

Teaching Health Care — Therapy Services

Teaching Health Care — Child Development

Teaching Health Care — Gerontology

Teaching Hospitality and Tourism — Applied Nutrition

Teaching Hospitality and Tourism — Culinary Arts and Management

Teaching Hospitality and Tourism — Tourism and Travel Planning

Teaching Hospitality and Tourism — Baking

Teaching Hospitality and Tourism — Cooking

Teaching Hospitality and Tourism — Event Planning

Teaching Manufacturing Technology — Mechanical Engineering

Teaching Manufacturing Technology — Robotics and Control Systems

Teaching Manufacturing Technology — Computer Aided Manufacturing

Teaching Manufacturing Technology — Industrial Maintenance

Teaching Manufacturing Technology — Precision Machining

Teaching Manufacturing Technology — Robotics and Control Technician

Teaching Manufacturing Technology — Machine Operator

Teaching Manufacturing Technology — Sheet Metal

Teaching Manufacturing Technology — Welding

Teaching Technological Design — Architectural Design

Teaching Technological Design — Mechanical and Industrial Design

Teaching Technological Design — Apparel and Textile Design

Teaching Technological Design — Robotics and Control System Design

Teaching Technological Design — Interior Design

Teaching Transportation Technology — Auto Service

Teaching Transportation Technology — Auto Body

Teaching Transportation Technology — Heavy Duty and Agricultural Equipment

Teaching Transportation Technology — Light Aircraft

Teaching Transportation Technology — Small Engine and Recreational Equipment

Teaching Transportation Technology — Truck and Coach

O. Reg. 176/10, s. 54.

 

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