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The Ontario College of Teachers licenses, governs and regulates the province’s teaching profession in the public interest and to protect students. All publicly funded school teachers and administrators in Ontario must be licensed by us and be Ontario Certified Teachers (OCT).
The College regulates the teaching profession to protect students. Teachers in Ontario’s publicly funded elementary and secondary schools must be certified by the College, keep their membership in good standing, and follow the profession’s ethical and practice standards.
Explore everything related to your Ontario College of Teachers certification, including how to pay your annual fees, keep up to date with the College, and stay informed about ongoing professional learning.
You must apply to be certified by the Ontario College of Teachers and remain in good standing to teach in Ontario’s publicly funded elementary and secondary schools.
The College provides information and resources to support Ontario Certified Teachers (OCTs), applicants and education system partners to strengthen the teaching profession and promote student safety.
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The Ontario College of Teachers, Ontario’s teaching regulator, welcomes your involvement in our governance process.
Like accounting, nursing and engineering, teaching is a regulated profession. In Ontario, this means the College oversees more than 230,000 Ontario Certified Teachers (OCTs) working in all publicly funded elementary and secondary schools as well as some private schools.
Like the self-regulatory bodies overseeing the accounting, nursing and engineering professions, we are also overseen by a governing body and funded by licensing fees.
We set the ethical standards and standards of the profession and are also responsible for initial and ongoing teacher education, licensing, and discipline.
We are in the process of forming our new governing body, which will involve an equal number of the members of the public and Ontario Certified Teachers.
There are a number of benefits to getting involved including:
Learn more about the roles available and the competencies required.
Applications for governance positions are accepted year-round and will be held for review until the annual selection process, which occurs at the end of each calendar year.
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