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By applying the Bourdieuian concept of field, I extend from IETs’ experiences in the recertification process to institutional and political factors that affect these experiences. I demonstrate how policies and regulations that govern the field as well as the interplay between its main institutional players, namely, the Teacher Regulation Branch, teacher education programs, and school districts, result in unequal opportunities for IETs to be certified and hired as teachers. As a result, IETs’potential contribution to diversifying the teacher force in BC is diminished.  \nKeywords: internationally educated teachers, teacher education, field, recertification  \nCanadian Journal of Education / Revue canadienne de l’éducation 40:3 (2017)©2017 Canadian Society for the Study of Education/ Société canadienne pour l’étude de l’éducation  \n[www.cje-rce.ca](www.cje-rce.ca)  \nUne cartographie du champ : la recertification des enseignants  \nformés à l’étranger  \nRésumé  \nDans cet article, j’analyse les obstacles structurels à la recertification des enseignants formés à l’étranger (EFÉ) en Colombie-Britannique. En appliquant le concept de champ de Bourdieu, je pars des expériences des EFÉ quant au processus de recertification tout en tenant compte des facteurs institutionnels et politiques qui jouent un rôle dans ces expériences. Je démontre comment des politiques et des règlements qui régissent ce champ ainsi que l’interaction entre les principaux intervenants institutionnels, notamment la Teacher Regulation Branch, les programmes de formation à l’enseignement et les arrondissements scolaires font en sorte que les EFÉ ont moins de chances de recevoir une certification et de se voir offrir un poste d’enseignant. Résultat : la contribution potentielle des EFÉ à la diversification du corps enseignant en Colombie-Britannique s’en trouve diminuée.  \nMots-clés : enseignants formés à l’étranger, formation à l’enseignement, champ, recertification  \nCanadian Journal of Education / Revue canadienne de l’éducation 40:3 (2017) [www.cje-rce.ca](www.cje-rce.ca)  \nIntroduction  \nTeaching is a common profession among Canadian immigrants (Ryan, Pollock, & Antonelli, 2009; Zietsma, 2010); 1 however, internationally educated teachers2 (IETs) have higher underemployment and unemployment rates than immigrants in any other regulated profession. Researchers claim that only 20% ofIETs find permanent teaching jobs, and if they are hired, it is mostly as Teachers on Call (TOC) (Zietsma, 2010) . This is partially due to the saturated teaching market, particularly in Canada’s urban areas;3 yet research highlights various barriers that contribute to IETs’ marginalization in the Canadian teaching force (Schmidt & Schneider, 2016) .  \nIETs need to be recertified in order to be able to teach in Canada. The recertification process may vary between provinces and is a full-time training process, which takes between eight months and a year, following a procedure of assessment of foreign credentials. In Canada, the recertification process is under the mandate of teacher education programs (Walsh & Brigham, 2007a). In British Columbia (BC), only two programs out of nine offer a designated program for IETs.  \nIETs in Canada are still a relatively unexplored field (Bascia, Thiessen, & Goodson, 1996; Beynon, Ilieva, & Dichupa, 2004; Cho, 2011; Deters, 2011; Faez, 2010; Frank, 2013; He, 1998; Mawhinney & Xu, 1997; Medic, 2007; Myles, Cheng, & Wang, 2006; Phillion, 2003; Rosehart, 2013; Schmidt, 2010b; Schmidt & Gagné, 2015; Walsh, Brigham, & Wang, 2011; Wang, 2002) .4 Most of the literature base on IETs in Canada focuses on the experiences and voices ofIETs and unveils barriers within th","cbCaim0FH8SWymCh","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaim0FH8SWymCh","pdf",353208,34,"English","# Introduction\n## Recertification requirements in Canada and British Columbia\n## Literature on internationally educated teachers in Canada","[{\"question\":\"Why do internationally educated teachers need recertification to teach in Canada?\",\"answer\":\"They must be recertified to be eligible to teach in Canada. 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