Information for foreign-trained university professors and college teachers
(4121) Verified: 2008 09 12
Information on requirements to practise
University-level
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.
College-level
Teaching at the college-level is not regulated, and recognition of academic credentials obtained outside Canada is generally at the discretion of the hiring department.
Information on assessment of qualifications
You may consult our Fact Sheet No. 2, which has been compiled to help individuals learn more about how to obtain an assessment of their qualifications for employment purposes in Canada. We draw to your attention the list of evaluation services in question 4 in this fact sheet. You may contact any of them for expert advice on how qualifications obtained abroad compare with credentials obtained in a Canadian province or territory.
Other relevant information
For a general description of duties and employment requirements, you can refer to the information prepared by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada regarding:
See also our information for foreign-trained elementary and secondary school teachers.
Specific Provincial/Territorial Information
List of associations related to postsecondary education in Canada
- Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC)
- 1223 Michael Street North, Suite 200
- Ottawa ON K1J 7T2 Canada
- Phone : (613) 746-2222
- Fax : (613) 746-6721
- Email : info@accc.ca
- http://www.accc.ca/
- Association of Registrars of the Universities and Colleges of Canada (ARUCC)
- c/o Mike Sekulic, President
University of Calgary
2500 University Drive NW- Calgary AB T2N 1N4 Canada
- Phone : (403) 822-9600
- Fax : (403) 289-1253
- Email : sekulic@ucalgary.ca
- http://www.arucc.ca
- Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC)
- 350 Albert Sreet, Suite 600
- Ottawa ON K1R 1B1 Canada
- Phone : (613) 563-1236
- Fax : (613) 563-9745
- Email : info@aucc.ca
- http://www.aucc.ca/
- Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT)
- 2675 Queensview Drive
- Ottawa ON K2B 8K2 Canada
- Phone : (613) 820-2270
- Fax : (613) 820-7244
- Email : acppu@caut.ca
- http://www.caut.ca/