ontario regulation 269/06

made under the

ontario college of teachers act, 1996

Made: June 2, 2006
Approved: June 7, 2006
Filed: June 12, 2006
Published on e-Laws: June 13, 2006
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: July 1, 2006


Amending O. Reg. 184/97

(Teachers Qualifications)

1. Section 3 of Ontario Regulation 184/97 is revoked and the following substituted:

3. Subject to section 3.1, the Registrar may grant a certificate of qualification to a candidate, in the form provided in the by-laws of the College and indicating the areas of concentration the candidate has successfully completed, if the dean of a college or faculty of education or the director of a school of education in Ontario reports to the Registrar that the candidate,

(a) has complied with section 2;

(b) holds an acceptable post-secondary degree or qualifications the College considers equivalent thereto, or technological qualifications; and

(c) has successfully completed a program of professional education.

2. Section 3.2 of the Regulation is revoked.

3. Section 3.3 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

3.3 If, immediately before section 3.2 was revoked by Ontario Regulation 269/06, a person held a valid certificate of qualification (provisional) that was granted under subsection 3.2 (1) or extended under subsection 3.2 (3), the person shall be deemed to hold a certificate of qualification as of the day Ontario Regulation 269/06 comes into force.

4. Subsection 11 (2) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “or, if the candidate is required to pass the qualifying test under section 10.1 of the Education Act, a certificate of qualification (provisional) under section 3.2” in the portion after clause (b).

5. (1) Subsection 13 (1) of the Regulation is amended by adding “and” at the end of clause (b), by striking out “and” at the end of clause (c) and by striking out clause (d).

(2) Subsection 13 (3) of the Regulation is revoked.

(3) Section 13 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsection:

(4) The following rules apply if an interim certificate of qualification that was originally granted under this section after March 14, 2002 and before March 5, 2004 was deemed to be an interim certificate of qualification (provisional) under subsection (3) as it read before it was revoked by Ontario Regulation 269/06:

1. As of the day Ontario Regulation 269/06 comes into force, the certificate shall be deemed to be an interim certificate of qualification.

2. The certificate shall be deemed to have been granted on the day the interim certificate of qualification was originally granted under this section.

3. The interim certificate of qualification shall be valid for six years from the date described in paragraph 2.

6. (1) Subsection 13.1 (1) of the Regulation is amended by adding “and” at the end of clause (b), by striking out “and” at the end of clause (c) and by striking out clause (d).

(2) Subsection 13.1 (7) of the Regulation is revoked.

(3) Section 13.1 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsection:

(8) The following rules apply if an interim certificate of qualification (limited) that was originally granted under this section after March 14, 2002 and before March 5, 2004 was deemed to be an interim certificate of qualification (limited, provisional) under subsection (7) as it read before it was revoked by Ontario Regulation 269/06:

1. As of the day Ontario Regulation 269/06 comes into force, the certificate shall be deemed to be an interim certificate of qualification (limited).

2. The certificate shall be deemed to have been granted on the day the interim certificate of qualification was originally granted under this section.

3. Subsections (4), (5) and (6) apply with respect to the certificate.

7. Section 13.2 of the Regulation is revoked.

8. The Regulation is amended by adding the following section:

13.2.1 If, immediately before section 13.2 was revoked by Ontario Regulation 269/06, a person held a valid interim certificate of qualification (provisional) that was granted under that section, on the day Ontario Regulation 269/06 comes into force the following rules apply:

1. The certificate shall be deemed to be an interim certificate of qualification.

2. The interim certificate of qualification referred to in paragraph 1 shall be deemed to have been granted on the day the interim certificate of qualification (provisional) was originally granted.

3. The interim certificate of qualification is valid for six years from the date described in paragraph 2.

9. Section 13.3 of the Regulation is revoked.

10. The Regulation is amended by adding the following section:

13.3.1 If, immediately before section 13.3 was revoked by Ontario Regulation 269/06, a person held a valid interim certificate of qualification (limited, provisional) that was granted under that section, on the day Ontario Regulation 269/06 comes into force the following rules apply:

1. The certificate shall be deemed to be an interim certificate of qualification (limited).

2. The interim certificate of qualification (limited) shall be deemed to have been granted on the day that interim certificate of qualification (limited, provisional) was originally granted.

3. Subsections 13.1 (4), (5) and (6) apply, with necessary modifications, with respect to the certificate.

11. Clause 31 (a) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(a) holds or has been recommended by the dean or the director for a certificate of qualification, an interim certificate of qualification or a certificate of qualification (restricted);

12. Clause 32 (1) (a) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(a) holds or has been recommended by the dean or the director for a certificate of qualification or an interim certificate of qualification;

13. Clause 33 (a) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(a) holds or has been recommended by the dean or the director for a certificate of qualification or an interim certificate of qualification; and

14. Clause 34 (a) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(a) holds a certificate of qualification or an interim certificate of qualification;

15. Clause 35 (a) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(a) holds or is deemed to hold a certificate of qualification or an interim certificate of qualification;

16. Clause 36 (a) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(a) holds or is deemed to hold a certificate of qualification or an interim certificate of qualification;

17. (1) Clause 40 (1) (a) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(a) holds or is deemed to hold a certificate of qualification or an interim certificate of qualification and the candidate’s certificate of qualification has an entry showing qualifications in the primary division, the junior division, the intermediate division in general studies or the senior division in general studies; and

(2) Clause 40 (4) (a) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted: 

(a) holds or is deemed to hold a certificate of qualification or an interim certificate of qualification;

18. Subclause 53 (1) (b) (i) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(i) holds a certificate of qualification, an interim certificate of qualification, a certificate of qualification (restricted), a certificate of qualification (limited), or a certificate of qualification (limited, restricted), and

19. Part VIII of the Regulation is revoked.

Made by:

Council of the Ontario College of Teachers:

Marilyn A. Laframboise

Chair

W. Douglas Wilson

Registrar and Chief Executive Officer

Date made: June 2, 2006.