O. Reg. 505/00: TEACHERS QUALIFICATIONS

 

ontario regulation 505/00

made under the

ontario college of teachers act, 1996

Made: August 30, 2000
Filed: August 31, 2000

Amending O. Reg. 184/97

(Teachers Qualifications)

1. Section 12 of Ontario Regulation 184/97 is amended by adding the following subsections:

(2) An applicant shall submit with the application evidence that he or she successfully completed an English or French language proficiency test if,

(a) he or she completed a teacher education program that was taught outside Canada or in a province or territory outside Ontario; and

(b) that program was not taught in English or French.

(3) The language proficiency test under subsection (2) shall be a test that,

(a) tests the applicant’s ability to comprehend and communicate in English or French, as the case may be;

(b) has both an oral and a written component;

(c) is approved by the College; and

(d) is administered by a person or organization approved by the College.

(4) The Registrar may exempt an applicant from the requirement under subsection (2) if, after taking into account the language of the applicant’s elementary, secondary and post-secondary education, the Registrar is satisfied that the applicant is able to comprehend and communicate effectively in English or French, as the case may be.

(5) If the applicant completed his or her teacher education program outside Ontario, he or she shall also submit with the application evidence that he or she has successfully completed an orientation program in English or French, as the case may be, that is approved by the College.

2. Sections 13, 14 and 15 of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:

13. (1) The Registrar may grant an interim certificate of qualification to an applicant under section 12 if the Registrar is satisfied that,

(a) the applicant has complied with section 12;

(b) the applicant has successfully completed a teacher education program acceptable to the College,

(i) in a Canadian province other than Ontario or a Canadian territory, or

(ii) outside Canada; and

(c)  the applicant holds the academic or technological qualifications required for a certificate of qualification.

(2) An interim certificate of qualification granted under this section shall be in the form provided for in the by-laws and shall be valid for six years from the date of issue.

14. Sections 12, 13, 14 and 15 of this Regulation, as they read on the day before Ontario Regulation 505/00 is filed, continue to apply with respect to every person to whom a letter of eligibility was issued before that day if it was still in effect under those sections on that day.

3. (1) Subsection 17 (1) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “13, 15 or 16” and substituting “13 or 16”.

(2) Subsection 17 (2) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “13, 15 or 16” and substituting “13 or 16”.

4. Subsection 18 (1) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “13, 15 or 16” and substituting “13 or 16”.