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 College created the Standards of Practice resource kit - Standards in Practice: Fostering Professional Inquiry - to support the integration of the standards through professional reflection and discussion. It provides a practical inquiry-based resource for teacher education.
Updated in September 2006, the kit includes the revised ethical standards and standards of practice.
The kit was developed to encourage teachers to reflect upon and explore their practice in order to enhance it. It offers a variety of reflective strategies that include cases, an interactive script and an ethical decision-making guide, along with booklets and guides describing how to integrate the standards of practice.
Developed by educators for educators, the resources in this kit offer diverse ways for educators to reflect upon and develop their practice, using the standards as a framework.
