A route to explore · Ontario

I already trained and worked as a teacher abroad. Must I start teacher education again?

Orient an already qualified French-speaking teacher

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Your starting point

Establish the Ontario certification route for your existing qualification.

A pathway helps you explore. It does not decide eligibility or guarantee admission, funding, licensing or work. Each program has its own checked date.

01 / Start with your situation

Your first steps

Establish the Ontario certification route for your existing qualification.
Ask La Cité whether PRAEFE fits your teaching background and language level.
Confirm current intake, fees and the support offered before enrolling.

02 / Compare real options

Programs and organizations to explore

Open a program to see requirements, costs, funding and the official starting point.

Collège La Cité

Programme relais en appui aux enseignant.e.s francophones (PRAEFE) →

Ontario pedagogy, education systems, registration orientation and employment preparation.

Current intake not confirmed · Confirm cost with provider

Checked October 20, 2026 How we check information

Requirements, funding and where to start →

Ontario College of Teachers (OCT)

Ontario teacher certification — internationally educated teachers →

Certification with the Ontario College of Teachers, required to teach in publicly funded Ontario schools.

Ongoing enquiries or individual applications · Confirm cost with provider

Checked October 23, 2026 How we check information

Requirements, funding and where to start →

03 / Check affordability

Possible funding

See each program’s funding section and ask its provider about your eligibility and full costs. No pathway-wide funding is guaranteed.

04 / Before you commit

Important distinctions

This is for teachers already trained abroad, distinct from a first teaching degree.
Program participation does not confer Ontario teacher certification.