Office of Teacher Certification

New: Teacher Certification System Online Portal

Members of the teaching profession and new applicants will now submit any documentation, inquiries, and applications electronically though the Teacher Certification System Online Portal. 

It is a modernized, convenient, easy-to-use, and direct method to transform the current practices and processes employed by the Office of Teacher Certification. 

Teacher Certification System User Guides

• Nova Scotia Certified Teachers
• New Applicants

Teacher Certification FAQs

• Nova Scotia Certified Teachers
• New Applicants

Sign in here: https://teachercertification.novascotia.ca/

Hardcopy documentation such as university sealed transcripts can still be mailed to: 
Registrar-Teacher Certification
Education and Early Childhood Development
P.O. Box 578
2021 Brunswick Street
Halifax, NS   B3J 2S9
 

Who are we?

The Office of Teacher Certification, with the Nova Scotia Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (EECD), is responsible for the following:

• Processing initial teacher certification applications
• Processing applications for increases in teacher classification
• Recording teaching service for certified teachers in Nova Scotia
• Providing a suite of administrative services for certified teachers
• Investigating matters of teacher misconduct

Please select one of the options from the menu on the left to access further information regarding our services.
 

Fees
 

Payment Methods

Fees can be paid online using our Online Payment Service for:​

• Nova Scotia Teacher's College Transcripts

**Not available Sundays 12:00am - 10:00 am AT for scheduled maintenance

Fees may also be prepaid by money order payable to the Minister of Finance, Nova Scotia. The above fees (or receipt, if you paid online) should be forwarded, along with your request, to:

Registrar-Teacher Certification
Education and Early Childhood Development
P.O. Box 578
2021 Brunswick Street
Halifax, NS   B3J 2S9
Phone: 902-424-6620