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It is more complex than that. Teaching generally pays way better in Canada compared to the average salary than in the US (especially when pension benefits are i
by drpgq 12y ago
It is more complex than that. Teaching generally pays way better in Canada compared to the average salary than in the US (especially when pension benefits are included).
I have more experience with Ontario rather than Quebec. I would say in Ontario the teacher colleges are rather selective in who get to go, since the pay is so high, there's a lot of applicants. However math ability generally isn't part of the criteria.
Ontario right now has a massive glut of unemployed graduates from education faculties. I have always wondered why they didn't use math ability in picking new spots for teachers (right now it seems to be done by the whims of the principals).
- mgbmtl 12y agoHere are the stats: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/81-604-x/2014001/t/tbld.2.1-eng.htm http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/81-604-x/2014001/t/tbld.2.1-eng... Notice how the lower and maximum salaries are not very different, but how it takes much longer in Québec to get a decent salary. Ex: after 10 years in Québec, you're still at 58,643 $CAD, but in Ontario after 10 years: 75,336 $CAD. My daughter is in primary school. I find it seriously disturbing how underpaid the teachers are.
- megaman22 12y agoWith the current exchange rate, that is pretty good pay, compared to U.S. teachers. Anecdotally, my mother has 27 years of experience and a masters, and only makes roughly the Quebec figure.