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Introduction 1 1.1 About This Resource Guide
In May 2010, Ontario Regulation (O. Reg.) 184/97 (Teachers’ Qualifications), made under the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996, was revoked and replaced with a new regulation – O. Reg. 176/10 (Teachers’ Qualifications). Substantive amendments were also made to Regulation 298 – Operation of Schools (General) under the Education Act. The Ontario College of Teachers replaced O. Reg. 184/97 to ensure that its teacher certification requirements complied with the Ontario Labour Mobility Act, 2009 (OLMA), and to update and clarify those requirements. Regulation 298 was amended to reflect Ontario’s labour mobility obligations under the OLMA, and to clarify and update the requirements for teacher assignment.
The OLMA was enacted to allow Ontario to meet its commitments under the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT), which provides that persons certified or registered in a profession or trade in one Canadian province or territory are eligible for certification or registration in the same profession or trade in any other Canadian province or territory. The AIT commitments necessitated amendments to Ontario regulations governing teacher qualifications and teacher assignment to remove barriers to teacher certification and qualification in this province that were inconsistent with the OLMA and the Agreement on Internal Trade and to ensure that all related processes would be fair, transparent, and accessible.
This resource guide provides updated information on the assignment of teachers to teaching positions in Ontario’s publicly funded elementary and
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