Prince Edward Island

Website and contact info

Education and Lifelong Learning
Certification and Standards Section
Holman Centre
250 Water Street, Suite 101
Summerside, PE   C1N 1B6

Telephone: 902-438-4130

Fax: 902-438-4062

Email: registrar@edu.pe.ca

Outside P.E.I: https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/service/apply-pei-teachers-certification-teachers-educated-canadian-universities-outside-pei

Within P.E.I: https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/information/education-and-lifelong-learning/prince-edward-island-teachers-certificate-application

Documents needed       

  • Application Link
  • Original Criminal Records Check
  • Vulnerable Sector check
  • Official Transcripts
  • Copy of Social Insurance Number
  • Canadian Birth Certificate/Citizenship/PR Documents
  • Copy of Teacher Certificate from outside of P.E.I
  • Proof of completion of a recognized Pre-service Professional Teacher Education program
  • If you completed your professional teacher education program in a jurisdiction outside PEI, provide proof that you were first certified to teach in that jurisdiction.  Provide a copy of your teacher’s license and a Statement of Professional Standing mailed directly from the regulator in that jurisdiction even if you never taught there.

Fees     

  • Application fee: $125 (evaluation fee)

Timeline, application times, etc.

  • Certification process may take three weeks or more

*Forms must be sent directly from the issuing organization to the certification office

Last Updated: 2021-03-31