New teachers are defined in the legislation as all teachers certified by the Ontario
College of Teachers (including teachers trained out-of-province) who have been
hired into permanent positions – full-time or part-time – by a school board, school
authority, or provincial school (“board”) to begin teaching for the first time in
Ontario. Teachers are considered “new” until they successfully complete the NTIP
or until 24 months have elapsed since the date on which they first began to teach
for a board.