Requirement to successfully complete test
  2. (1) An applicant for a certificate of qualification and registration under subsection 18 (1) of the Act must successfully complete the mathematics test if, (a) the applicant applies under section 4 or 6 of Ontario Regulation 176/10 (Teachers’ Qualifications) made under the Act; and (b) the application is completed on or after March 31, 2020, whether or not the application was commenced before that date. O. Reg. 271/19, s. 2 (1). (2) For the purposes of clause (1) (b), an application is not complete until all supporting documents and evidence for the application have been provided to the satisfaction of the Registrar. O. Reg. 271/19, s. 2 (2). (3) Despite subsection (1), an applicant under section 6 of Ontario Regulation 176/10 who has not fulfilled the requirement in subsection (1) may be issued a certificate of qualification and registration if, pursuant to subsection 18 (4) of the Act, the certificate is issued with the condition that the applicant must fulfil the requirement within a period agreed to by the Registrar and the applicant. O. Reg. 271/19, s. 2 (3). (4) The period referred to in subsection (3) shall not exceed two years from the day the certificate of qualification and registration is issued. O. Reg. 271/19, s. 2 (4). (5) The Registrar shall remove the condition referred to in subsection (3) from the applicant’s certificate of qualification and registration if, pursuant to clause 4 (6) (b), the Education Quality and Accountability Office notifies the Registrar that the applicant has successfully completed the mathematics test. O. Reg. 271/19, s. 2 (5); O. Reg. 403/19, s. 1 (1). (5.1) Despite subsection (1), an applicant under section 4 of Ontario Regulation 176/10 who has not fulfilled the requirement in subsection (1) may be issued a certificate of qualification and registration if, pursuant to subsection 18 (4) of the Act, the certificate is issued with the condition that the applicant must fulfil the requirement by the date agreed to by the Registrar and the applicant. O. Reg. 166/20, s. 1 (1). (5.2) The date referred to in subsection (5.1) shall not be later than December 31, 2021. O. Reg. 166/20, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 455/21, s. 1 (1). (5.2.1) If a certificate of qualification and registration was issued before June 10, 2021 with the condition described in subsection (5.1), the Registrar, on or before August 31, 2021, may extend the date by which the requirement must be fulfilled to a date not later than December 31, 2021. O. Reg. 455/21, s. 1 (2). (5.3) The Registrar shall remove the condition referred to in subsection (5.1) from the applicant’s certificate of qualification and registration if, pursuant to clause 4 (6) (b), the Education Quality and Accountability Office notifies the Registrar that the applicant has successfully completed the mathematics test. O. Reg. 166/20, s. 1 (1). (6) An applicant is exempt from the requirement to successfully complete the mathematics test if, (a) the applicant is entitled to receive a certificate of qualification and registration under section 11 of Ontario Regulation 176/10 by virtue of having satisfied the requirement respecting teachers of Native Languages set out in subsection 11 (5) of that Regulation; (b) the applicant is entitled to receive a certificate of qualification and registration under section 12 of Ontario Regulation 176/10 by virtue of having satisfied either of the following requirements, where the completion of the other requirement is recorded as a condition on the certificate: (i) The requirement set out in paragraph 3 of subsection 12 (2) of that Regulation. (ii) The requirement respecting teachers of Native Languages set out in subparagraph 1 vii of subsection 12 (2) of that Regulation; (c) the applicant is entitled to receive a certificate of qualification and registration under section 14 of Ontario Regulation 176/10 by virtue of having satisfied the requirement respecting teachers of Native Languages set out in subsection 14 (5) of that Regulation; or (d) the applicant is entitled to receive a certificate of qualification and registration under subsection 37 (1) or (2) of Ontario Regulation 176/10. O. Reg. 403/19, s. 1 (2).