All AQ courses are subject to a tuition fee of $650.00 per course except Religious Education in Catholic Schools, Part 1, which is subject to a tuition fee of $500.00.
Candidates must ensure payment is received by YCDSB by the Payment Processing Date prior to the commencement of the course. Tuition fees are subject to change by YCDSB without prior notice.
Once you have submitted your registration request for an AQ course by the Registration Request Deadline, you are making a commitment to pay for the tuition cost for the AQ through a Pay Pal as a PayPal Account user or as a Guest (using your credit card.) Please be sure you are aware of any PayPal service charges in addition to the tuition costs.
Your transaction will appear as “pending” until the course has been confirmed, and by the Payment Processing Date, your transaction will appear as “completed.”
You will only be charged for AQ courses that are confirmed by the AQ Program Officer. Courses that are cancelled by the York Catholic District School Board following the Registration Request Deadline will not be charged.
YCDSB reserves the right to withdraw any candidate who does not submit the necessary prerequisite documentation (Certificate Of Successful Teaching Experience) or who does not submit the AQ course tuition fee by the deadline.
In order to qualify for a subsidy, the candidate must first register, pay the course tuition fee, and successfully complete the AQ course to be deemed eligible. Course subsidies are processed automatically upon successful completion of the course and may take up to 16 weeks to process. All course subsidy payments will be issued to YCDSB employees on their pay stubs.
Please note that the following courses are subsidized for candidates as follows:
| Course |
Subsidy Notes |
| All courses (Fall, Spring, and Summer Sessions) |
Fully subsidized (up to $650.00 maximum) – one Fall, Spring, and Summer AQ course for YCDSB Permanent Teachers currently assigned by Human Resources as an NTIP Permanent Mentee in the New Teacher Induction Program if the course is completed through YCDSB AQ Provider. (Up to a maximum of 3 subsidized AQ courses/year for NTIP Permanent Mentees as long as budget limitations allow). |
| All courses (Fall, Spring, and Summer Sessions) |
Fully subsidized (up to $650.00 maximum) – one Fall, Spring, and Summer AQ course for YCDSB Permanent Teachers currently assigned by Human Resources as an NTIP Permanent Mentor in the New Teacher Induction Program if the course is completed through YCDSB AQ Provider. (Up to a maximum of 3 subsidized AQ courses/year for NTIP Permanent Mentors as long as budget limitations allow). |
French as a Second Language, Part 1
(in partnership with York Region District School Board) |
Partially subsidized ($400.00 maximum) for a total of 10 YCDSB Teachers including Permanent, LTOs, OTs, on a first-come-first-serve basis for teachers who successfully complete the FSL, Part 1, with York Region District School Board in 2021-2022.
(Please contact Angela Di Prima and provide proof of successful completion of the AQ course with YRDSB in the 2021-2022 session, if you would like to be eligible for this subsidy). |
| Guidance and Careers Education for Black, Indigenous or Other Racialized Teachers |
Secondary Teachers who self-identify as Black, Indigenous, or Other Racialized Teachers who complete their Guidance and Career Education, Part 1, Part 2, and Specialist AQ by August 31, 2022, may be eligible for a full or partial subsidy of $685.00 upon successful completion of the AQ.
Candidates may contact the Pathways and Experiential Learning Consultant, Germaine Falzone, for more information and may apply for the subsidy here until September 17, 2021.
Subsidy is not guaranteed and approval of the subsidy will be determined by late Fall of 2021. |
Mathematics Additional Qualification and Additional Basic Qualifications
- Mathematics, P/J, Part 1 (AQ) (Offered at YCDSB)
- Mathematics, P/J, Part 2 (AQ) (Offered at YCDSB)
- Mathematics, P/J, Specialist (AQ) (Offered at YCDSB)
- Mathematics, Grades 7 and 8 (AQ) (Offered at YCDSB)
- Mathematics, Honours Specialist (AQ)
- Mathematics, Intermediate (ABQ)
- Mathematics, Senior (ABQ)
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Fully subsidized ($650.00 maximum) for 150 YCDSB Teachers including Permanent, LTOs, and OTs, on a first-come-first-serve basis, who complete a Mathematics AQ/ABQ through YCDSB or through another Provider between September 1, 2021, and August 31, 2022, as long as Ministry of Education funding allows.
(Please complete this Math Subsidy AQ/ABQ Form before 4:00 pm on Monday, August 19, 2022, if you have completed your course through a Provider other than YCDSB and are requesting this subsidy). |
| Religious Education in Catholic Schools, Part 1 |
Fully subsidized ($500.00 maximum) for all YCDSB Permanent Teachers through YCDSB AQ Provider or any AQ Provider as long as budget limitations allow.
(Please contact Angela Di Prima and provide proof of successful completion of the AQ course with a different Provider if you would like to be eligible for this subsidy.) |
| Religious Education in Catholic Schools, Part 2 |
Fully subsidized ($650.00 maximum) for all YCDSB Permanent Teachers if the course is completed through YCDSB AQ Provider as long as budget limitations allow. |
| Religious Education in Catholic Schools, Specialist |
Fully subsidized ($650.00 maximum) for all YCDSB Permanent Teachers if the course is completed through YCDSB AQ Provider as long as budget limitations allow. |
Special Education for Administrators
(in partnership with Catholic Principals’ Council of Ontario) |
Fully subsidized ($850.00 maximum) for 15 current and short-listed Principals and Vice Principals who register to take the course through CPCO, in partnership with YCDSB, by October 13, 2021.
(Please contact Angela Di Prima after submitting your registration to CPCO). |
| Teaching Students with Communication Needs (ASD) |
Fully subsidized ($650.00 maximum) for 23 YCDSB Teachers including Permanent, LTOs, and OTs, on a first-come-first-serve basis, who complete the course through YCDSB AQ Provider or through another Provider, as long as Ministry of Education funding allows.
(Please complete this Teaching Students with Communications Needs (ASD) Subsidy Request before 4:00 pm on Monday, January 3, 2022, if you have completed your course between April 2019 and December 2021 through a Provider other than YCDSB and are requesting this subsidy). |
All courses that are not subsidized are eligible for an Income Tax Receipt. In February of each year, candidates will receive an email providing direction on how to fill in their T2202 form.
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