Answering Your Calls

I completed several Additional Qualification (AQ) courses over the summer and would like to have an updated certificate that reflects this. How do I obtain this?

The College acknowledges via e-mail that AQs have been added to certificates after their issue date. This acknowledgement acts as an official addendum to the certificate. The newly added AQs will also appear on the public register, which is accessible from our web site. All such AQs recorded and acknowledged this year will appear on your certificate issued next year.

If you prefer not to wait until next year, updated certificates can be provided at a cost of $25. To order, please call Client Services or forward a signed request, including your name, registration number and payment. (See contact information, right column.)

I completed the Principal's Qualification Program (PQP) Part 1 and am waiting for my recommendation to be sent to the College. In the interim I would like to take PQP 2. How do I provide evidence of having completed PQP 1?

The Conditional Admission Form to PQP 2 was designed for such circumstances. It is available on the College web site under Forms. The provider of PQP 1 must complete and sign the form, which attests to your successful completion of PQP 1. The provider of PQP 2 will admit you into PQP 2 after receiving the completed conditional admission form.

I have just completed a Masters degree. How do I get it added to my certificate?

Please contact your university and arrange to have an official transcript sent directly to the College. Upon receipt of an official transcript, showing the conferral of an acceptable university degree, the College will add the degree to your credentials and issue you an official letter of acknowledgement.

My BA is an Honours degree - why doesn't this designation show up on my certificate?

To have the Honours designation added to a degree already listed under your credentials, please send a signed correction request and a photocopy of your transcript confirming the Honours designation to Client Services.

When are the annual fees due and how can I pay them?

The annual membership fee is due January 1st each year. Payments can usually be made beginning in late November for the following year. You may pay online at www.oct.ca or mail a cheque or money order, payable to the Ontario College of Teachers, to 121 Bloor Street East. You may also pay in person at the College's Walk-in Centre located on the 6th floor, using a cheque, a money order, cash, debit, VISA or MasterCard. We must receive your payment no later than April 15th if you wish to avoid suspension for non-payment of fees.

Contact:

Client Services
Ontario College of Teachers
121 Bloor Street East, Toronto ON M4W 3M5
416-961-8800 (toll-free in Ontario 1-888-534-2222)
info@oct.ca