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Agency Details

(as on: Monday, November 23, 2009)
Ministry:  EDUCATION
Agency:  COUNCIL OF THE ONTARIO COLLEGE OF TEACHERS
Agency URL:  www.oct.ca
Address:  6th Floor, 121 Bloor Street East, Toronto M4W 3M5 ON
Tel.:  (416) 961-8800
Fax:  (416) 961-8822

Background:  ONTARIO COLLEGE OF TEACHERS ACT, S.O. 1996, C. 12, S. 2; O. REG. 345/96
Period:  05-JUL-1996 - N/A
Type:  N/A

Prerogative:  Mandatory Legislation; Minister's OIC
Function:  The Ontario College of Teachers will regulate the profession of teaching and will govern its members. It will develop, establish and maintain qualifications for membership in the college and accredit professional teacher education programs offered by post-secondary educational institutions and ongoing education programs for teachers offered by post-secondary educational institutions and other bodies. The college will issue, renew, amend, suspend, cancel, revoke and reinstate certificates of qualification and registration and provide for ongoing education of members of the college. It will establish and enforce professional standards and ethical standards and receive and investigate complaints against members of the college and deal with discipline and fitness to practice issues. The college will develop, provide and accredit educational programs leading to certificates of qualification additional to the certificate required for membership, including but not limited to certificates of qualification as a supervisory officer, and will issue, renew, amend, suspend, cancel, revoke and reinstate such additional certificates. The council will manage and administer the affairs of the college.

Membership:  The council is composed of twenty-three persons who are members of the college and who are elected by the members of the college in accordance with the regulations; and fourteen persons who are appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council in accordance with the regulations. The Lieutenant Governor in Council shall ensure that at least two members of the council are French speaking. The persons appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council must be able to represent the public interest and the interests of the education community. The chair is elected by the council.

Term:  No term of a council member shall exceed three years, except as permitted by regulation. Per regulation, a person appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council will hold office for a term specified in the appointment. A person may be a council member for more than one term but no person may be a council member for more than seven consecutive years.

Meetings:  The council meets at least four times a year.

Requirements:  -

BOARD MEMBERS
No.   POSITION      MEMBER NAME       TENURE     REMUNERATION    LOCATION  
1.MEMBER (PART-TIME)LEVESQUE, ANNE MARIE30-SEP-2004 - 31-DEC-2009$150 PER DIEMCORNWALL
2.MEMBER (PART-TIME)ROBERTSON, SUSAN21-MAR-2007 - 20-MAR-2010$150 PER DIEMOAKVILLE
3.MEMBER (PART-TIME)BLAIS, GABRIELLE14-JUN-2005 - 13-JUN-2010$150 PER DIEMORLÉANS
4.MEMBER (PART-TIME)HUMPHREYS, GARRY14-JUN-2005 - 13-JUN-2010$150 PER DIEMPETERBOROUGH
5.MEMBER (PART-TIME)CHATEAUVERT, MONIQUE09-JUL-2008 - 08-JUL-2010$150 PER DIEMOTTAWA
6.MEMBER (PART-TIME)MATHESON, WILLIAM A.23-SEP-2004 - 30-SEP-2010$150 PER DIEMST. CATHARINES
7.MEMBER (PART-TIME)SMART, PAULINE14-JUN-2005 - 09-JAN-2011$150 PER DIEMCLOYNE
8.MEMBER (PART-TIME)ANCKLE, DANNY01-MAR-2006 - 28-FEB-2011$150 PER DIEMTORONTO
9.MEMBER (PART-TIME)BHARDWAJ, MADHU23-APR-2008 - 22-APR-2011$150 PER DIEMTORONTO
10.MEMBER (PART-TIME)GREIF, MEL (MILOS)20-JUN-2007 - 19-JUN-2011$150 PER DIEMTORONTO
11.MEMBER (PART-TIME)KIRKWOOD, WILLIAM20-JUN-2007 - 19-JUN-2011$150 PER DIEMALMONTE
12.MEMBER (PART-TIME)GLASGOW, EURIL25-JUN-2008 - 24-JUN-2011$150 PER DIEMLONDON
13.MEMBER (PART-TIME)TUCKER, JOHN25-OCT-2006 - 24-OCT-2011$150 PER DIEMBATTERSEA
14.MEMBER (PART-TIME)FRENETTE, DOBI-DAWN19-DEC-2008 - 18-DEC-2011$150 PER DIEMTHUNDER BAY