Member Reporting Obligations

The Ontario College of Teachers Act (the Act) requires Ontario Certified Teachers (OCTs) to report:

  1. if they have been found guilty of an offenceI; and
  2. if they have been charged with an offence, and the report shall include information about every bail condition or other restriction imposed on, or agreed to, by the member in connection with the chargeII.

Failure to comply with these reporting obligations may be considered professional misconduct.

As an OCT, you must file a report as soon as reasonably possible after you receive notice of the charge, bail condition or restriction and finding of guilt or conviction. If there are multiple offences, charges, bail conditions or other restrictions to report, you can file them in a single report. You must file an additional report if there is a change in status of the charge, bail conditions, or the finding of guilt as the result of an appeal.

The reporting obligations noted above are required for all offences, charges, bail conditions or restrictions, as well as findings of guilt and convictions in any jurisdiction, including offences under the Criminal Code of Canada, Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, and provincial laws. However, you do not need to report offences under the Highway Traffic Act (such as speeding tickets), parking tickets or municipal by-law infractions.

These reporting obligations apply during the entirety of your membership with the College. However, if you were charged with an offence, but subsequently found not guilty of the offence prior to December 8, 2020, you are not required to report this charge.

You can file a report by clicking below. If you are filing a report on behalf of an OCT, please follow the same process.


MAKE A REPORT


Current reporting obligations came into effect on December 8, 2020, following the introduction of Bill 229, or the Protect, Support and Recover from COVID-19 Act (Budget Measures), 2020.

  1. Section 51.1 of the Ontario College of Teachers Act
  2. Section 51.2 of the Ontario College of Teachers Act