Canadian DUers: What qualifications does Canada require to be a teacher?

[liberalhistorian]

As many of you probably already know, I am very seriously considering immigrating to Canada, at least until my son is grown, should all of our focus and efforts be unsuccessful next year and we are faced with the continued total destruction of our country that will result under four more years of the Smirkinos.

While I GAG just thinking about it, and it's heartbreaking to see what he's doing to our country and to know what he will do if he remains in office, we must be brutally realistic and understand that that there is a real possiblity of that. It will be even worse, IMHO, if he's actually elected by the idiot sheeple who cannot seem to see him (or refuse to?) for the dangerous Hitler he really is, simply because he never got a blow job in the Oval Office, at least not as far as we know. And who knows, the media whores probably wouldn'r report it if he did, or they'd spin it to the effect that the Iraqi war was too stressful for him or some other such bullshit spin.

I simply cannot remain in a country that would voluntarily vote for the likes of him, especially after what he's done so far. We will be signing our death warrant as a country. I have already begun quietly laying the groundwork a year ahead, brushing up on my knowledge of Canadian history, culture, political, economic and social structure, etc. I already knew a lot more than the majority of Americans, who seem to think that all English-speaking countries have the same culture as the U.S., but not enough as I should.

I took the online Skilled Worker Immigrant Test, and got a passing score. I'm a paralegal and there's a market for legal support workers, but I'd have to study the Canadian legal system and procedures. I've always wanted to teach, though. I have a B.A. in history and sociology, and a paralegal certificate.

I didn't get a teaching certificate at the time I was in college because my parents were both teachers and I had always been surrounded by them, so I was sick of the profession at the time. Now I deeply regret that, as I'd very much like to teach but it's much harder for adults with B.A.'s to get teaching credentials than it is for traditional college students, since we have work and family obligations that cannot be met if we're in classes and student teaching all day. So my question (finally!) to those of you in Canada is what kind of credentials do you need to be a teacher? Is there a specific degree or do you just need a B.A., like I have? Are there certain procedures that must be followed to be licensed, and how do you go about doing that? Any info at all would be appreciated, thanks!

[CanuckAmok]

1. I have teaching friends--I'll ask them.

I know it's pretty competitive for teachers in BC right now. Minimum of a BA in Ed and a Provincial Teacher's certificate. Want to be a principal? MA/PhD only need apply. Each Province has different requirements. You might consider applying somewhere remote, like Nunavit or the Yukon, and get a couple of years under your belt. Then you'll have better chances in a more favourable area (although I know some people who went far North for the same reason, and decided to stay).

[liberalhistorian]

10. That's probably a good idea to do it that way,

although I'm sure it would be really COLD, lol! I frankly don't mind cold all that much, though, I never have. Comes from spending my formative childhood years in Aberdeen, South Dakota, I guess.

[Sticky]

2. Here's a great site

for Canadian teachers. I used it a lot for lesson plans last year.

http://canadian.teachers.net/

....and try this one for qualifications:

http://www.ctf-fce.ca/en/ (Click on Teaching in Canada)


Good luck!

[liberalhistorian]

9. Thanks, I'll check those out!

n/t

[Holly]

3. We need teachers in Ontario

My son's girlfriend currenty is studying con-ed, working on her degree. I'll get the info from her and post it. (unless someone responds first).
My understanding is you need a BA. and one year of teachers college, which includes your practicum in the classroom.

[liberalhistorian]

5. Do you know any of the procedures for

getting the year of teacher's college and practicum if you already have a B.A. and are a "nontraditional" student?

[Maple]

4. You have a degree

and that qualifies you. Just add 'teacher's college'

Teacher's college is less than 6 months, and waived during a shortage.

We are about to have a major shortage of teachers, professors etc since many baby boomers are retiring.

On edit...btw I'm in Ontario.

We are the most populated province, and I live in the southern end of it....the banana belt. :D

[CanuckAmok]

6. Glad you made the distinction...BC is heavy with teachers.

Many schools closing, etc. Certainly do some research comparing the demand for educators in the different provinces. I'm sure there's a difference.

[liberalhistorian]

8. I'm sure there is too, just like there

is in the states. Some areas of the country, such as the East coast and some parts of the midwest (such as where I am, near Cleveland, Ohio) are saturated and have no shortage at all (although it IS coming soon, no one's going into education and the baby boomers will be retiring then), and other areas, such as the west and parts of the south, are taking any warm body at all in desperation.

[liberalhistorian]

7. I'm in Cleveland, which

means I'm just across Lake Erie from Ontario. Do you know what areas are most likely to suffer teaching shortages? Since my degree is in history and sociology, I'm thinking I'd probably be most qualified to teach history and social studies.

Growing up with English teachers for parents gave me a tremendous knowledge of and love for that subject, but that's not where my degree is (I particularly like modern Canadian literature, such as Margaret Atwood and Carol Shields). Do you have to take some kind of qualifications test and is the profession open to American immigrants?

[Maple]

11. Well I'm not

in teaching so I can't be precise here...but I do know we are short of all teachers, and the situation is getting worse as so many are retiring in their fifties...boomers.

You could teach at either the elementary or high school level with your education, and I've known many teachers doing subjects they had no specific degree in...they just had a degree...it's simply a basic qualification.

American immigrants are welcome by all means.

Someone previously gave an url which would probably be more specific....or there is the standard one I give out with immigration and skills information.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/index.html

[liberalhistorian]

12. Thanks for the link,

I'll check it out. I didn't realize Canada was beginning to have the same teacher shortages as the states, although right now, at least, the shortage in the states is really only in certain geographical areas.

Would it be a good idea, though, to try to get a job in an area that has a university, so that I'm able to get the permanent credentials I would probably need? And would it matter that I really have no formal teaching experience?

[Holly]

13. If you move to Ontario

Universities are plentiful, but you need one that offers teacher's college.Here's a link<http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/general/list/univers.html>

[liberalhistorian]

14. Thanks!

n/t

[Melsky]

15. I might be joining you

my husband just got a job offer in Toronto. They have a US division of their company, so he will be working for that until we get the immigration thing straightened out. He is a patent attorney and they need someone who has passed the US patent bar.

[liberalhistorian]

16. Will he have need of a paralegal?

(That's what I am)!