Becoming a Teacher in Canada Checklist
Becoming a teacher in Canada is a provincial job from start to finish: finish your degrees, then get certified in the one province where you will teach.
Education
Teacher certification province by province, homeschooling rules, and other Canadian education paths.
How to Become a Teacher in Manitoba
Manitoba teachers are certified by the Professional Certification Unit: a Bachelor of Education built on 150 credit hours for the permanent certificate, criminal record and child abuse registry checks, a sexual abuse prevention program, and a $100 application fee for Manitoba graduates.
How to Become a Teacher in New Brunswick
New Brunswick teachers are certified by the Office of Teacher Certification: Certificate 4 starts at 120 credit hours with 30 in pedagogical training and an 18-week practicum, Certificate 5 at 150 credit hours, and the application fee is $70 if you trained in New Brunswick and $120 if you trained elsewhere.
How to Become a Teacher in Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador teachers are certified by the Office of Teacher Certification and Records: Level IV starts with a 120 credit hour education degree (or 90 plus 30), a stream-specific coursework pattern, a 60-day practicum, and a $115 initial application fee, with decisions in 50 days for Memorial graduates and 20 business days for labour mobility applicants.
How to Become a Teacher in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia teachers are certified by the Office of Teacher Certification: five years of undergraduate study (150 credit hours) including two years of teacher education for the Initial Teacher's Certificate, or four years for the conditional version, with an initial certificate fee of $106.15.
How to Become a Teacher in Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island teachers are licensed through the Registrar in the Department of Education and Early Years: a 120 semester hour education degree, or a 90 credit hour degree plus a 30 credit hour teacher education program with a 12-week practicum, a criminal record and vulnerable sector check current to three months, and a $125 fee.
How to Become a Teacher in Quebec
Quebec teachers are licensed by the Ministère de l'Éducation: finish a recognized bachelor's or master's teacher training program and your university recommends you for the permanent teaching diploma (the brevet), pass the recognized language examination, or enter on a probationary teaching permit and clear its conditions.
How to Become a Teacher in Saskatchewan
In Saskatchewan you complete Grade 12, a degree, and at least 48 semester hours of teacher education including an extended practicum, then apply online to the Saskatchewan Professional Teachers Regulatory Board for a teacher's certificate and register annually.
How to Become a Teacher in Alberta
Alberta teachers are certified by Alberta Education through Interim Professional Certification: four years of university education including a degree and a teacher preparation program with 10 weeks of practicum, applied for online through TWINS for $200 to $250 depending on where you trained.
How to Become a Teacher in British Columbia
BC teachers hold a Certificate of Qualification from the Teacher Regulation Branch: 120 credits of post-secondary study including a degree and an acceptable teacher education program, applied for online through a BCeID account for a $245 application fee.
How to Become a Teacher in Ontario
Ontario teachers are certified by the Ontario College of Teachers: a postsecondary degree of at least three years, a four-semester teacher education program with at least 80 days of practice teaching, a $140 registration fee, and a $200 annual membership fee.
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Homeschooling is legal in every province and territory in Canada, and regulated in every one. This guide sets out the notification, plan, and reporting step for each of the 13, with Quebec's heavier oversight and the diploma limits explained.