Your Path to Becoming a Certified Teacher in Ontario

This section of the website will help you understand the steps required to become certified as either a teacher of General Studies or teacher of Technological Studies in Ontario.

These steps will help you submit your Registration Guide for Teachers Trained Outside Ontario (Application form).

The Ontario College of Teachers encourages all those interested in becoming certified in Ontario to begin the certification process by submitting an application package. It is impossible for the College to determine if you meet the qualification for certification before it receives your application and documents. Once it has your application and documents, your case will be assessed on an individual basis. If you are not able to supply the College with all the required documents with your application, let it know, in writing, of your situation. If you are in the application process, the College will assess your case and let you know how to proceed.

The College can only begin to evaluate your application when it has all your documents and the translations for any that are in a language other than English or French.

Before you start your path to certification:

Review the document checklist

Review the College's Translation Policy for documents

Review the Question and Answers section

Start the Path
Download a visual overview of the path [PDF, 80 KB]
Step 1 - What Type of Teacher are You?
Step 2 - Gather Documents You can Submit
Step 3 - Gather Documents to be Submitted for You
Step 4 - Send in Your Application and Wait for the College's Decision
Step 5 - Next Steps