Teaching in Ontario
There
are over 200,000 certified teachers in Ontario.The Ontario College of
Teachers certifies approximately 12,000 teachers each year; approximately
3,000 of these are internationally educated teachers who have
completed a teacher education program outside Ontario.
Being certified as a teacher by the Ontario College of Teachers opens up professional opportunities for teachers of children and adolescents, as it allows you to teach in Ontario's public and Catholic schools. Over two million students attend Ontario's 4,800 publicly funded schools in Ontario. About one third of these are Catholic schools.
The following sections of this website will help you learn more about teaching in Ontario.