Your full name will appear in the
Find a Teacher section of the College web site along with information about
your qualifications and the type of certificate you hold. The College does not list
initials.
You must provide all your past name(s) using the Add Previous Name button.
The College requires proof of your identity, a copy of an official document that
shows your:
- first, middle and last names at birth
- date and place of birth.
Submit a copy of one of the following documents or submit copies of more than one
if needed to show all the information above:
- birth certificate
- Canadian or foreign passport (must include middle names)
- certificate of baptism if born in Quebec or in Newfoundland or Labrador before January
1994
- Permanent Resident Card (front and back)
- Canadian immigration record and visa (front and back)
- Record of Landing (front and back).
These are not acceptable as proof of identity: drivers' licence, Ontario
Health Card and Canadian Citizenship Card.
If the document is in a language other than English or French, you must have it
translated. See Translation Requirements
for more information.
If you married and changed your name, send a copy of your marriage
certificate.
If you changed your name legally, send a copy of the change of name
certificate or the court order that changed your name.
If the document is in a language other than English or French, you must have it
translated. See Translation Requirements
for more information.
A proof of name change is required for every time your name has been changed.
- Name Changed by Marriage
Please provide a photocopy of your marriage certificate or Record
of Solemnization of Marriage. If you have misplaced your marriage certificate and
were married in Ontario, you may be able to obtain one from the Ontario provincial
government's Office of the Registrar General.
Otherwise, you will need to contact the organization responsible for issuing marriage
certificates in the jurisdiction where you were married.
- Legal Name Change
Please provide a photocopy of your Change of Name Certificate or
the court order that changed your name. When you changed your name, you would have
received this document. If you have misplaced your Change of Name Certificate and
your name change was completed in Ontario, you can contact the Ontario provincial
government's Office of the Registrar General for more information.
Otherwise, you will need to contact the organization responsible
for issuing your Change of Name Certificate in the jurisdiction where your name
was changed.
Affidavits are not acceptable proof of name or name change.
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