Who must complete the Program and when is the deadline?

All Ontario Certified Teachers in good standing are required to complete the Program. For most OCTs, the deadline to complete the Program was 11:59 p.m. on July 1, 2025. Anyone who did not complete the program by that date had their licence administratively suspended and they are ineligible to teach in Ontario’s publicly funded school system until they have successfully completed the Program and paid the reinstatement fee. Anyone who has not paid their annual membership fee (AMF) for the current calendar year will also be required to pay the AMF before their licence can be restored to good standing.

All applicants, including Internationally Educated Teachers (IET), must complete the Program to be considered eligible for certification. Learn more about applying to the College as an IET.

Applicants who are certified to teach in another Canadian province and territory and become certified by the College under the Ontario Labour Mobility Act (OLMA) must complete the Program within one year of their certification date. Learn more about applying to the College under OLMA. If you do not meet this deadline, your licence will be administratively suspended.