O. Reg. 248/16: TEACHERS' QUALIFICATIONS"

O. Reg. 248/16: TEACHERS' QUALIFICATIONS, Filed June 27, 2016 under Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996, S.O. 1996, c. 12

ontario regulation 248/16

made under the

Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996

Made: June 3, 2016
Approved: June 22, 2016
Filed: June 27, 2016
Published on e-Laws: June 27, 2016
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: July 16, 2016

Amending O. Reg. 176/10

(TEACHERS' QUALIFICATIONS)

1. Section 6 of Ontario Regulation 176/10 is amended by adding “or previously held” after “holds” in the portion before clause (a).

2. Subsection 11 (1) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

Applicants under s. 4 (1) or 6

(1) The Registrar may grant to an applicant under subsection 4 (1) or section 6 a general certificate of qualification and registration if the Registrar has satisfactory evidence that the applicant has,

(a) complied with subsection 4 (3) or section 6, as the case may be, and section 9;

(b) met the requirements set out in subsection (2), (3), (4), (5) or (5.1); and

3. Subsection 12 (1) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “and” at the end of clause (c) and by adding the following clause:

(c.1) the applicant has paid all fees required under the by-laws for the issuance of the certificate; and

4. Section 13 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following clause:

(a.1) the applicant has paid all fees required under the by-laws for the issuance of the certificate;

5. Subsection 13.1 (1) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

Applicants under s. 6.1 (resignation)

(1) The Registrar may grant to an applicant under section 6.1 a general certificate of qualification and registration if the Registrar has satisfactory evidence that the applicant has,

(a) complied with sections 6.1 and 9;

(b) met any applicable requirements set out in subsection (2) or (3); and

6. Subsection 13.2 (1) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

Applicants under s. 6.2 (expiry)

(1) The Registrar may grant to an applicant under section 6.2 a general certificate of qualification and registration if the Registrar has satisfactory evidence that the applicant has,

(a) complied with sections 6.2 and 9;

(b) met any applicable requirements set out in subsection (2) or (3); and

7. Subsection 14 (1) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

Applicants under s. 4

(1) The Registrar may grant to an applicant under section 4 a transitional certificate of qualification and registration, valid for six years, if the Registrar has satisfactory evidence that the applicant has not previously held a transitional certificate of qualification and registration and the applicant has,

(a) complied with sections 4 and 9;

(b) met the requirements set out in subsection (2), (3), (4), (5) or (6); and

8. Section 15 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following clause:

(a.1) the applicant has paid all fees required under the by-laws for the issuance of the certificate;

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

Old qualification name

41.1 If any member’s certificate of qualification and registration includes an entry for a qualification that refers to teaching the trainable retarded or teaching trainable retarded children, the Registrar shall amend the name of the qualification so that it refers to teaching students with intellectual disabilities.

10. Section 49 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

2016 amendments

49. Any person who, on August 31, 2016, holds a qualification that is set out in Column 2 of the Table to this section is deemed, on and after September 1, 2016, to hold the qualification set out in the corresponding cell of Column 3 of the Table.

Item	Column 1 Schedule	Column 2 Old qualification name	Column 3 New qualification name
1.	Schedule A	Native Studies	First Nations, Métis and Inuit Studies
2.	Schedule D	English as a Second Language	Teaching English Language Learners
3.	Schedule D	Environmental Science/Environmental Studies	Environmental Education
4.	Schedule D	Librarianship	Teacher Librarian
5.	Schedule D	Native Studies	First Nations, Métis and Inuit Studies
6.	Schedule D	Teaching Students Who Are Deaf-Blind	Teaching Students Who Are Deafblind
7.	Schedule E	Native Studies	First Nations, Métis and Inuit Studies

11. (1) Schedule A to the Regulation is amended by striking out the following:

Anglais

English

Français

French as a Second Language

Native Studies

(2) Schedule A to the Regulation is amended by adding the following:

Anglais (For teaching in French-language schools only – not offered in English)

English (Not offered in French)

First Nations, Métis and Inuit Studies

Français (For teaching in French-language schools only – not offered in English)

French as a Second Language (For teaching in English-language schools only – not offered in French)

12. (1) Schedule C to the Regulation is amended by striking out the following:

Français, Grades 7 and 8

Language, Grades 7 and 8

Teaching Ojicree

Teaching in a French Immersion Setting

Teaching First Nation, Métis and Inuit Children

(2) Schedule C to the Regulation is amended by adding the following:

Français – 7^e et 8^e année (For teaching in French-language schools only – not offered in English)

Language, Grades 7 and 8 (For teaching in English-language schools only – not offered in French)

Teaching First Nations, Métis and Inuit Children

Teaching in a French Immersion Setting (For teaching in English-language schools only – not offered in French)

Teaching Oji-Cree

(3) The French version of Schedule C to the Regulation is amended by striking out “Éducation préscolaire des élèves sourds ou malentendants” and substituting “Éducation préscolaire des enfants sourds ou malentendants”.

13. (1) Schedule D to the Regulation is amended by striking out the following:

Actualisation linguistique en français / Programme d’appui aux nouveaux arrivants

American Sign Language or Langue des signes québécoise

English as a Second Language

Enseignement et Leadership en situation minoritaire

Environmental Science/Environmental Studies

French as a Second Language

Librarianship

Native Studies

Teaching Students Who Are Deaf-Blind

(2) Schedule D to the Regulation is amended by adding the following:

Actualisation linguistique en français / Programme d’appui aux nouveaux arrivants (For teaching in French-language schools only — not offered in English)

American Sign Language (For teaching in English-language schools only — not offered in French)

Enseignement et Leadership en situation minoritaire (For teaching in French-language schools only — not offered in English)

Environmental Education

First Nations, Métis and Inuit Studies

French as a Second Language (For teaching in English-language schools only)

Langue des signes québécoise (For teaching in French-language schools only — not offered in English)

Teacher Librarian

Teaching and Leadership: First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Settings

Teaching English Language Learners (For teaching in English-language schools only — not offered in French)

Teaching Students Who Are Deafblind

14. (1) Schedule E to the Regulation is amended by striking out the following:

Anglais

English

Francais

French as a Second Language

Native Studies

(2) Schedule E to the Regulation is amended by adding the following:

Anglais (For teaching in French-language schools only — not offered in English)

English (Not offered in French)

First Nations, Métis and Inuit Studies

Français (For teaching in French-language schools only — not offered in English)

French as a Second Language (For teaching in English-language schools only — not offered in French)

Commencement

15. This Regulation comes into force on September 1, 2016.

Made by:
Pris par :

Council of the Ontario College of Teachers:
Le Conseil de l’Ordre des enseignantes et des enseignants de l’Ontario :

Angela De Palma

Chair of Council

Michael Salvatori

Chief Executive Officer + Registrar

Date made: June 3, 2016
Pris le : 3 juin 2016