Alert:OCTs must pay their annual membership fee by April 15, 2026 to maintain good standing status. Pay your AMF.
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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You must arrange for your university to send to the College the academic records for all degrees and programs listed on your application form. The College will base its evaluation on these records. See Academic Records for details.
We also accept transcripts from CSSD (formerly CHESICC) through Digitary.
For more information on how to share your CSSD documents with the College using this service, please refer to this link: Digitary Cooperation Application Channels - Certification Report Application and Sending Steps.
In addition to the academic records that your university sends to the College, you must provide a photocopy of the degree certificate.
A Statement of Professional Standing is required from the country, province or state where you completed your teacher education program, and from any other country, province or state where you are or have been certified to teach.
You must send a photocopy of your teaching certificate from all jurisdictions where you are or have been authorized to teach. This applies even if you have never taught there.
If you have a teaching certificate, which is usually called a Certificate of Teacher's Qualification and is from the National Education Commission of the People's Republic of China, submit a photocopy of it.
If you do not have a teaching certificate, bring or mail your original teacher education diploma to the College. We will return it to you.
