Ontario Registered Music Teachers Association

The Ontario Registered Music Teachers Association (ORMTA) is a not-for-profit provincial organization managed by a volunteer council and comprised of more than 1300 Registered Music Teachers and related members across Ontario. The aim of the ORMTA is to encourage and provide the highest calibre of music education possible and to promote exceptional standards of music in each community. To become a Registered Music Teacher (R.M.T.), one must hold a degree or diploma from a recognized university or conservatory, along with established credentials in teaching music, thus ensuring an exemplary level of commitment to professionalism. Members of the ORMTA have the right to be designated R.M.T. (Registered Music Teacher) by a Parliamentary Act of 1946 (chapter 131). ORMTA members also benefit from membership within the Canadian Federation of Music Teachers Associations (CFMTA). The CFMTA is a Canada-wide federation of music teachers encompassing ten provinces and one territory, with ov...