The profession of school teacher is regulated in Canada. Which means that the requirements to practice are set by the provincial and territorial regulatory bodies.

Teachers are required to have a bachelor's degree in education. Each provincial or territorial office does assessment of qualifications for foreign-trained teachers. And since the chosen occupation is regulated one, the appropriate provincial or territorial regulatory body will determine the recognition of qualifications,

All beginning teachers in public elementary and secondary schools must have several years of university education in academic and professional subjects and usually must hold a degree, Except in certain vocational specialties at least for a year or two in some cases. Professional studies must be included in the teacher education program.

Teachers are also expected to have their personal qualities shown in a way that will enable them go down well with students constituting a perfect environment for learning. Teachers are sometimes required to demonstrate skills to prepare students beyond academic area; like helping them to cope about critical thinking, problem-solving tendency, and sense of civic responsibility.

TEACHERS FROM ABROAD
Foreign Trained Teachers seeking employment in Canada must meet all the requirements made of teachers moving within Canada. Teacher qualifications must be submitted to the teacher certification body in the province or territory of application.

In addition please note in most provinces foreign trained teachers will be required to present their evidence of Landed Immigrant Status, and this is a requirements that’s specifically pertaining to immigrants.

Another important requirement for foreign teachers is language proficiency in one of Canada's official languages - English or French. It should be noted that except for the province of Quebec all other province use English as the language of instruction in the majority of schools. French is the language of instruction in some schools in the other provinces and territories, the largest number being in Ontario and New Brunswick.

MOVING FROM ONE JURISDICTION TO ANOTHER
Teachers who wish to shift to a new province or territory should get their certification evaluated for eligibility well before time from the department of education in the receiving jurisdiction. And please be informed an eligibility certification if obtained should not be termed as an offer of employment. All information pertaining to this can be noted on the website of the Ministry of Education.

DOCUMENT REQUIRED FOR EVALUATION
Certificate pertaining to your academics and professional preparation, birth certificate, certificate of character and, a health certificate is all that is required to be submitted for evaluation. In case of any deficiency in meeting the required standard by the incoming teacher, the teacher will be charged with a evaluation fee after which they will be granted with a provisional certificate and will be asked to remove the deficiency before receiving a regular interim or permanent certificate.

Although teachers teaching in private elementary and secondary schools perform the same duty that of public school teachers and generally hold the same qualifications, but they are not required by law to hold teaching certificates. Sometimes provinces or territories do require that private schools receiving provincial grants employ certificated teachers.

Teachers may also find employment as trainers in industry, as language instructors in schools operated by governments and other agencies, in adult education centers of various types. A number of schools also employ teacher assistants who may have been trained at community colleges. Teacher assistants perform clerical, supervisory and minor instructional roles under the direction of teachers and principals

Teachers apply for positions in Canada by applying directly to a particular school board or jurisdiction. To find listings of school boards, applicants should consult the website of the ministry of education for a specific province or territory.

Teachers opting to work in community nurseries or day care center where they will be teaching children of two-to-five year-old are not required to have any formal qualifications. In this situation the provincial departments of social services, rather than the departments of education usually govern the qualifications. An experience of two and three years' in nursery education is all that is required. Many school do not involve regular classroom teaching for such institution.

Professors and college teachers
Teaching at the university-level is not regulated, and recognition of academic credentials obtained outside Canada is generally at the discretion of the hiring department. Positions in university teaching are made available on a competitive basis, normally with the requirement that the candidate possess one or more graduate degrees and a proven publishing and teaching record.

Vacancies at the university level are often advertised in the publication University Affairs of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) or in the publication CAUT Bulletin of the Canadian Association of University Teachers, both of which should be available at Canadian embassies or consulates

The central offices maintained by the school boards offer employment opportunities in administration, finance, pupil/personnel services, supervision, curriculum development, and

research. School board staffs usually include a Superintendent or Director of Education, a number of assistants, and a variety of specialists. Provincial departments of education employ persons in similar fields to oversee and coordinate the total system of education.