Teaching-related Resources

Teach in Ontario - The Teach in Ontario website contains information on how you can become a teacher in Ontario. It also contains useful information that will help you understand more about how Ontario's schools are organized and the role that teachers play.

Skills for Change - This Toronto organization offers employment preparation, counselling, English language training, and programs for internationally educated professionals.

Ontario Network for Internationally-trained Professionals Online (ONIP) - This site, created by Skills for Change, was developed to help internationally educated professionals find employment and build a career in their professional field.

Settlement.Org - This website is a central information source for programs and services for newcomers ranging from employment to education to health and housing. This is the most comprehensive Ontario website for newcomers.

Education@canada - A website with resources about education in Canada, particularly for the international education community and international students. It is not a program or service; it is an informational website.

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education/University of Toronto New Canadian and Non-Native English Speaking Teacher's Resource Site - This website has resources and information for non-native English-speaking teacher candidates at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto, as well as for internationally educated teachers who are either considering teaching in Canada or already working in Canadian schools. It is not a program or service; it is an informational website.

Survive and Thrive - A website for beginning teachers, developed by the Ontario Teachers' Federation.

The Ontario Teachers' Federation (OTF) - The OTF was established under the Teaching Profession Act of 1944 as the professional organization for teachers in the province. Every teacher working in the publicly funded school systems in Ontario must belong to the Federation.  L'Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens, the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario, the Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association, and the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation are affiliated with OTF.