online or in person
special education welcomeSet your own rate and schedule, and tutor Hamilton families who want a certified teacher: online, at a student's home or at a Hamilton Public Library branch.
Certified in this province or another one? If your certificate is in good standing, you can apply. We verify every educator before they work with students.
Registered ECEs welcome
No cost to apply
Tip: use the same legal name on every document. It's the fastest way to approval.
One rule to know: don't tutor students you currently teach at school.
Every educator is checked before they meet a student. Here's what we ask for, why we ask, and what families can and can't see.
Parents never see your ID, email or home address. They see your photo, bio, certification, subjects and availability. For in-person lessons they see a general area, never your address.
Upload your ID through the platform only. We don't accept documents by email.
A short video on why we need your ID and how we protect your personal information.
Ontario teachers are certified by the Ontario College of Teachers. An Ontario Certified Teacher (OCT) meets these four requirements.
A postsecondary degree of at least three years, plus a four-semester teacher education program.
Official sourceThe College asks for a Canadian criminal record check. To tutor with Connect Education, you also need a police check that includes a vulnerable sector check.
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The College's free sexual abuse prevention program, required for new applicants since February 2025.
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Members renew their College membership each year to stay in good standing, and families can look them up on the public register, Find a Teacher. Retired and your membership is now inactive? You can still apply with a valid police check that includes a vulnerable sector check.
Official sourceSupply teachers, registered ECEs and retired teachers tutor with us too. Here's what each needs.
Occasional and long-term occasional teachers apply with the same certificate in good standing. Tutoring fits around the days you're called in.
Early childhood educators registered with their provincial ECE regulator, in good standing, are welcome, especially for early learning.
Retired and no longer renewing your membership? You can still apply with a valid police check that includes a vulnerable sector check.
Test prep
French ImmersionThe Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board has 50,920 students in 93 schools, and Hamilton also has Catholic and French-language boards. Parents usually come to us for:
Families ask for help in 80+ subjects. Add the subjects and grades you teach to your profile, and families looking for them can find you.
The most requested subject, from counting and fractions to functions and calculus.
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English Language Arts (ELA): phonics and early reading, comprehension, grammar and essay writing up to Grade 12.
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French Immersion, core French and FSL, often for families who don't speak French at home.
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Beyond school subjects, families ask for exam prep, study skills and programs for every age.
Many families look for a teacher who has taught students like theirs. Add your special education experience to your profile so they can find you.
Not sure what to put in your profile? Read the tutor profile guidelines and tips for working with parents.
In person means at the student's home or at a public library. If you're not comfortable going to a family's home, you can choose the library. You choose the areas you'll cover, from the lower city to the Mountain, Stoney Creek or Dundas.
Hamilton Public Library lists 24 locations, including the Central Library. Check each branch's rules before you book a space.
Teach from wherever you work best, with no commute. Many teachers mix online and in-person lessons, and you can change what you offer in your profile at any time.
Set up your profile
Choose Teacher, sign up with your email or Google, then set a password.
Add a photo, a short bio, your two lesson rates and what you teach.
Pick your weekly hours and the places you're happy to teach.
Upload your certificate and ID securely. We review them and email you when you're approved.
Say yes to a family, chat before the first lesson, and manage everything in one place.
Your rates, your call
Your hours, your calendarOnline, home or libraryFamilies across CanadaCertified teachers and registered ECEs across Canada welcome. Teach the way you want, and let us handle the rest.
Choose separate in-person and virtual rates. They show on your profile and you can change them any time.
Set your weekly hours and teach online, in person or at a public library, in the area you choose.
We match you with families who fit your subjects, grades and hours, including families looking for special education support in ADHD, ASD, IEPs and dyslexia.
No sign-up cost. Families pay through the platform and your earnings are paid out to you. A simple platform fee applies only when you teach.
One dashboard for your profile, your schedule, your families and your lessons. Here is what you get from day one.
Families send you requests. Accept, message parents and students, and plan the first tutoring lesson, all in one place.
Send your profile link to families on WhatsApp, Facebook or email and bring in your own students too.
Choose the times you want to teach. Families only request times that work for you.
See every upcoming lesson, add a meeting link or a location, reschedule in a tap and join with one click.
Questions about matching, scheduling or pricing? Reach us whichever way suits you, and our team will take it from there.
Free to joinYour hoursYou set your own rate. Joining is free. When you teach, a platform service fee of 25% of each session rate comes out of the amount charged, and it covers the platform, payments and admin, so you never chase an invoice.
Don't tutor your own current students for pay. Your board may also have rules on work outside school, so it's worth checking. Your professional standards still apply.
Families do ask for it, since HWDSB offers French Immersion from Grade 1. If you teach in French, list French and your grades on your profile.
No. Many teachers tutor online only, or meet families at a library branch they can reach by transit. You choose the areas you'll travel to, so you only get requests that work for you.
No. You choose the areas you'll travel to, or teach online only. You can change your choices in your profile whenever you need to.
Most of the wait is the document check. Clear, current documents with the same legal name on each are the fastest route, and we'll let you know by email.
