Canada: Statement of Professional Standing

You can obtain a Statement of Professional Standing from:

Canada - Alberta

Ministry of Education and Childcare, The Registrar at Alberta Education, 2nd floor, 44 Capital Boulevard, 10044 108 Street, Edmonton, Alberta T5J 5E6

Canada - British Columbia (Public and Independent Schools)

Ministry of Education and Child Care, Teacher Regulation Branch, 201-828 8th Ave W, Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 1E2

Canada - Manitoba

Ministry of Education and Early Childhood Learning, Professional Certification Unit, P.O. Box 700, 402 Main St, Russell, MB R0J 1W0

Canada - New Brunswick

Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, PO Box 6000, Fredericton, NB E3B 5H1

Canada - Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador Ministry of Education and Early Childhood Development, Registrar of Teacher Certification, P.O. Box 8700, 3rd Floor, West Block, Confederation Building, St. John’s, NL A1B 4J6

Canada - Northwest Territories

Department of Education, Culture and Employment, PO Box 1320 (4501-50 Ave), Yellowknife, NT X1A 2L9

Canada - Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia Department of Education, PO Box 578, 2021 Brunswick St, Suite 402, Halifax, NS B3J 2S9

Canada - Nunavut

Department of Education, Government of Nunavut, P.O. Box 1000, Station 910, Iqaluit, Nunavut, X0A 0H0

Canada - Prince Edward Island

PEI Department of Education and Early Years, Holman Centre, 250 Water Street, Suite 101, Summerside, PEI, C1N 1B6

Canada - Quebec

Ministère de l'Éducation, de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche, Direction de la formation et de la titularisation du personnel scolaire, 1035, rue De La Chevrotière, 28e étage, Québec (Québec) G1R 5A5

Canada - Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan Professional Teachers Regulatory Board (SPTRB), Registrar’s Office, 204 – 3775 Pasqua Street, Regina SK S4S 6W8

Canada - Yukon

Teacher Certification, Yukon Education, PO Box 2703 Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2C6

Statement of Professional Standing

A Statement of Professional Standing is a letter from a licensing body or an education ministry that says your right to teach has never been suspended, revoked or cancelled.

The Statement of Professional Standing provides the Ontario College of Teachers with information regarding your past professional practice as a teacher. For example, it tells the College whether your authorization to teach has ever been taken away for disciplinary reasons or whether you would still be welcome to teach in that country, province or state.

You must arrange to have this statement sent to the College from the jurisdiction where you completed your teacher education and from every jurisdiction in which you have been certified to teach.

The statement must:

  • verify you were authorized to teach in that jurisdiction
  • state that your authorization was never suspended, cancelled or revoked
  • come directly to the College from the licensing authority or department of education
  • be an original and signed by the appropriate official
  • not be more than one year old when the College receives it
  • be in the official language of the country in which you taught.

The College recognizes some jurisdictions have no central authority governing the teaching profession. In these instances the College will accept other documents.