What will happen to teachers who do not pay their annual membership fee?
The College will invoice any member whose fees haven t been paid by mid-July. Members who do not pay their invoices within 60 days will be charged a $25 late payment fee. Members who do not pay during this 60-day invoice period will be sent a registered letter warning them that their membership in the College will be suspended. If they still do not pay, their membership will be suspended and they will be required to pay a reinstatement fee in addition to the $90 membership fee. Suspended members are not eligible to teach in publicly-funded schools in Ontario. Should teachers working in independent schools, or in faculties at community colleges and universities where an Ontario Teaching Certificate is not required as a condition of employment, join the College? Any teacher with an Ontario Teaching Certificate or equivalent who wishes to keep that certificate valid should register with the College. Only teachers holding valid Ontario Teaching Certificates may pay into the Teachers Pensio
