Keeping good on their promise, Manitoba’s provincial government recently launched the teacher certification and professional conduct registry, now available online for the public to view.
Users can run a search of any teacher in the province to view their certification status as well as information on whether their license has been suspended or cancelled.
The measure, the province says, should help ensure every student’s safety. At the same time, it provides increased accountability, discipline, and transparency for teachers.
“There is nothing more important than ensuring that children are safe,” says Tracy Schmidt, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Learning. “Teachers have a great role to play in a child’s life and parents and caregivers are entrusting teachers with their children’s education and well-being. Our government is strengthening the teacher professional conduct review process through an online registry and the appointment of an independent commissioner, which will give parents and caregivers reassurance that reviews will be done in reliable, transparent way that keeps student safety at the centre.”
The website offers search criteria to look up any teacher in the province. Search results indicate the issue date, class, and status of a teacher’s certification.
The site also provides access to a disciplinary outcomes list. Here, the names appear of all Manitoba teachers whose licences have been cancelled or suspended going back as far as 1989.
Provided is the date on which the suspension or cancellation took place and, where applicable, the date on which it was reinstated. No information is currently forthcoming as to the reason for each suspension or certificate cancellation.
As of January 9, the names of 119 educators appear on the province’s disciplinary outcomes list. Thirty-three of those are suspensions. Of those, ten of the teachers have since been reinstated.
In 2024, six teachers had their certificates cancelled and two suspensions were recorded.
Already in 2025, there has been one cancellation and two suspensions.
In order to review claims of teacher misconduct, a hearing panel has been created. The panel includes Manitoba teachers, representatives nominated by the Manitoba School Boards Association, and members of the public.
“The review process will be led by an independent commissioner, Bobbi Taillefer, who will receive and investigate complaints, facilitate consent resolution agreements, and refer cases to the hearing panel for adjudication,” states a provincial news release.
The registry is applicable to teachers and school clinicians from Kindergarten to Grade 12.
