Directors of Education and Chief Education Officers
On this page
Current legal reference synchronized from Ontario e-Laws. Open a Learning Centre walkthrough if you need the steps and form numbers. The statute text below is the legal wording.
Who this affects. Anyone who needs the official wording of this legal text. Use a Learning Centre guide if you are starting or answering a process.
Guides on this site.
- How to look up an Ontario Act or regulation
- What an Ontario regulation is
- How to read a currency date on e-Laws text
- How to tell an Act from a regulation
Government text current to 2026-10-30.
Confirm a critical date on the official source after you read this page.
Public legal information, not legal advice. For advice, contact a lawyer or licensed paralegal who works in this area.
O. Reg. 206/26: DIRECTORS OF EDUCATION AND CHIEF EDUCATION OFFICERS, Under: Education Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2
Education Act
DIRECTORS OF EDUCATION AND CHIEF EDUCATION OFFICERS
Consolidation Period: From July 1, 2026 to the e-Laws currency date.
No amendments.
This is the English version of a bilingual regulation.
Director of education, qualifications
1. (1) For the purposes of subsection 279 (1) of the Act, the following are prescribed as qualifications for directors of education of English-language district school boards:
1. The person must have experience leading an organization within the public sector, broader public sector or private sector that is comparable in size, scope and complexity to the board to which the person is to be appointed or employed.
2. The person must have experience, in an executive role, in all of the following areas:
i. Budget stewardship.
ii. Risk management.
iii. Capital infrastructure management and planning.
iv. Collective bargaining and labour relations.
v. Fiduciary, legal and regulatory compliance.
vi. Governance, conflict resolution and negotiation.
(2) If a person is employed as a director of education of an English-language district school board on the day this subsection comes into force, that person may continue to hold the position, whether or not they hold the qualifications specified in subsection (1), until the earliest of the following days:
1. The day the employment contract expires, as provided for in the employment contract as it read on the day this subsection comes into force.
2. The day employment is terminated.
3. December 31, 2032.
Chief education officer
2. (1) For the purposes of subsection 283.0.1.1 (3) of the Act, the following qualification is equivalent to membership in the Ontario College of Teachers with respect to the appointment of chief education officers of English-language district school boards:
1. The person must have leadership experience related to the administration and delivery of the pedagogical functions of an educational institution that is comparable in size, scope and complexity to the board to which the person is to be appointed or employed.
(2) For the purposes of subsection 283.0.1.1 (3) of the Act, the following are prescribed as other qualifications for chief education officers of English-language district school boards:
1. The person must have experience, in an executive role, in all of the following areas:
i. Educational program delivery.
ii. Organizational leadership.
iii. Application of research and data relating to pedagogical practice.
iv. Creating environments that support student achievement and enhance student well-being.
2. If the person is a member of the Ontario College of Teachers, the person’s membership must be in good standing.
3. Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Regulation).