Members FAQ

  • There are three types of Police Record Checks in Ontario:  

    1. Criminal Record Check

    2. Criminal Record and Judicial Matters Check

    3. Vulnerable Sector Check - this is the document that would be desired by a potential employer for a person working with children or vulnerable people.

    Although not required for membership, ORMTA recommends that as independent teachers and business owners, acquiring and maintaining a Vulnerable Sector Check is good practice. Contact your regional police service for more information on how to obtain a check.

  • An email scam has a number of common markers, where the sender:

    • Asks you to contact them by email only

    • Asks you to purchase a gift card or mailing list

    • Inquires about lessons without being specific (never mentions the instrument you teach or even asks what instrument you teach)

    • Wants to book numerous lessons throughout the week for a limited time only

    • Is trying to give away an expensive instrument for free

    • Will have poor grammar

    If you believe you have received an email scam, do not reply and never make any purchases or send money. Mark the message as spam/phishing or report it. Read more on how to spot a scam and report it to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre here.

  • If emails are not arriving in your inbox or junk/spam folders, your email provider may be marking our emails as dangerous and not allowing them to get through. The best way to make sure you always receive our emails is to add the following domains to your safe senders list:

    @ormta.org
    @membershipworks.org

    Adding domains to your safe senders list will be a different process for each email provider. You can conduct an internet search to find instructions (for example, "how to add domains to a safe senders list in Gmail") or contact your email provider for assistance.

    Your mailing list preferences can also be updated any time under the “Emails” heading in your ORMTA member profile.

    See here for a short video.

  • In your profile, under the Membership heading, scroll down to Password and select Change. Enter a new password, scroll to the bottom of the screen, and select Save & Continue.

    Click here to view a short video.

  • In your profile, click on the Directory heading and be sure that “Do not list in directory” in unchecked. Please note, that if you choose not to display your address, you will not appear on the map but your listing will appear below the map. You can then edit any other features of your directory listing.

    See here for a short video.

  • Click on the Member Login button to access your profile. Make your changes under the Membership header, and then scroll to the bottom and select “Save and Continue.”

    The contact info listed here is how ORMTA can get in touch with you and will also be used in the teacher directory (depending on your privacy settings).

  • In your profile, click on the Card header and select “Print.”

  • Receipts and invoices can be emailed or printed from the Payments header of your profile. Select the magnifying glass icon beside the item, and then click on “Print” or “Email.”

    See here for a short video.

  • Under the Payments header, check the box beside the unpaid invoice, then select “Continue to Payment” at the bottom of the window. Choose whether to pay using your PayPal account or with a credit or debit card.

    Please note: if choosing to pay by credit or debit card, you may want to deselect “Save info & create your PayPal account.”

    See here for a short video.