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By Stuart Foxman
The Royal Commission on Learning drafts its landmark report For the Love of Learning, leading to the establishment of the College. [Pictured: Manisha Bharti, Dennis Murphy, Gerald Caplan, Avis Glaze, OCT, and Monique Bégin, not pictured]
College publishes first issue of Professionally Speaking/Pour parler profession
College opens its doors — Luci Loisi, OCT, becomes Ontario’s first certified teacher
First College Council
College develops the Standards of Practice for the Teaching Profession and the Ethical Standards for the Teaching Profession
College issues its first professional advisory to members: Professional Advisory on Professional Misconduct Related to Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct
College publishes its first annual Transition to Teaching survey on employment conditions for new teachers
Trent University — the first university to be accredited by the College for pre-service teacher education
Ontario teachers receive professional designation
The “Find a Teacher” search function is added to oct.ca
Consultations in 2005 lead to the development of the 2006 report Preparing Teachers for Tomorrow, culminating in the revised Teachers’ Qualification Regulation
College commissions the Honourable Patrick LeSage to review its investigation and discipline process and practices; Council endorses all 49 recommendations in LeSage’s independent 76-page report
College develops the Teaching LGBTQ Students Additional Qualification, the first of its kind in North America
College takes leadership role in establishing requirements for the Enhanced Teacher Education Program
College develops an online tool allowing internationally educated teachers to assess their eligibility to apply for a licence to teach in Ontario schools
The provincial government passes Bill 37, the Protecting Students Act, bringing changes into law to protect students and make the College’s investigation and hearings practices more efficient and open