Commissioner for Teacher Regulation

British Columbia Commissioner for Teacher Regulation

The Commissioner for Teacher Regulation is an independent statutory decision maker who is appointed for a five-year term under the Teachers Act.

It's the Commissioner's responsibility to oversee the discipline process for certified educators in B.C. The Commissioner reviews the conduct and competence of educators in B.C. and helps enforce the standards for educators.

See Meet the Commissioner

Addressing concerns about teacher competence and conduct in a way that's transparent, fair, and in the public interest.

Receive Complaints or Reports About Teacher Conduct & Competence

The Commissioner reviews all complaints from the public and reports from teachers, schools and school districts about teacher conduct or competence, The Commissioner does not decide if a person is guilty. The Commissioner can

Investigate
Close a matter by not taking further action
Offer a consent resolution agreement
Order a hearing and appoint a hearing panel if the teacher declines the offer for a consent resolution agreement

The Commissioner cannot ask a teacher to apologize, fire a teacher, or change the teacher in your child’s classroom.

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Make a complaint (anyone)

Anyone can make a complaint about the conduct or competence of a teacher.

Make a teacher complaint to the Commissioner for Teacher Regulation

File a report (as a teacher, school or school board)

Certified teachers and school boards or independent schools have a duty to report misconduct or incompetence.

File a report as a teacher, school or school board to the Commissioner for Teacher Regulation

Make Rules and Procedures

The Commissioner makes rules and processes for resolving reports or complaints, investigations and hearings.

Commissioner's Rules

Rules are based on procedural fairness and help ensure the balance of public interest and a certificate holder’s right to due process.

Review Appeals Related to Teacher Certificates

The Commissioner reviews teacher certification appeals.

Teacher Certification Appeals

The Commissioner can review reconsideration decisions related to:

Being refused a teaching certificate
Being given a type of teaching certificate that is different than the one you applied for
Limitations or conditions on a teaching certificate
Having a teaching certificate rescinded

Make an appeal by submitting the Appeal of a Reconsideration Decision Form (PDF).

See the decisions made by a certification appeal hearing panel.