Will I have to pass the Mathematics Proficiency Test?

Will I have to pass the Mathematics Proficiency Test?

Ontario Applicants

Ontario applicants who complete their application for a certificate of qualification and registration on or after March 31, 2020 must pass a Mathematics Proficiency Test in order to become certified, whether or not the application was started before that date. A complete application includes the receipt of all required documentation and fees by the College. Please see the Registration Guides to learn what documents and fees are required to complete your application for certification with the College.

Ontario applicants are individuals enrolled in, or who have completed, a program of professional education in Ontario. Applicants across all subjects and grades must pass the test. Applicants in a Teacher of a Native Language Program are exempt from test requirements. There are no test equivalencies.   

Internationally Educated Teacher (IET) Applicants

IET applicants who complete their application for a certificate of qualification and registration on or after March 31, 2020, whether or not the application was started before that date, are required to pass a Mathematics Proficiency Test within two years of being granted their initial certification by the College. Otherwise, their certificate will expire and they will be ineligible to teach in Ontario until they pass the test and meet all other applicable certification requirements. A complete application includes the receipt of all required documentation and fees by the College. Please see the Registration Guides to learn what documents and fees are required to complete your application for certification with the College.

IET applicants are individuals who completed a program of professional education outside of Canada, which led to certification to teach in that jurisdiction. IET applicants across all subjects and grades must pass the test. There are no equivalencies or exemptions. 

Labour Mobility Applicants

Applicants who hold a teaching certificate from a Canadian province or territory outside Ontario are covered under the Ontario Labour Mobility Act, and are not required to write the Mathematics Proficiency Test in order to become certified. 

What if I am enrolled in an Ontario multi-session initial teacher education program?

Ontario teacher candidates who complete the first session of their multi-session initial teacher education program are able to apply for a transitional certificate.  

If you complete an application for a transitional certificate prior to March 31, 2020 then you will not be required to pass the Math Proficiency Test in order to become certified.

If you complete an application for a transitional certificate on or after March 31, 2020 then you will be required to pass the Math Proficiency Test in order to become certified.

Please see the Registration Guides to learn what documents and fees are required to complete your application for certification with the College.

What if I have been granted, or completed an application for, a transitional certificate?

If you have been granted, or completed an application for, a transitional certificate prior to March 31, 2020 then you will not be required to pass the Math Proficiency Test in order to convert your transitional certificate into a general certificate. Please see the Registration Guides to learn what documents and fees are required to complete your application for certification with the College.

What if I am certified with conditions?

If you are certified with conditions and completed your application for certification prior to March 31, 2020 then you will not be required to pass the Math Proficiency Test in order to remove the conditions from your certificate.  Please see the Registration Guides to learn what documents and fees are required to complete your application for certification with the College.