In order to instruct an OECTA AQ course, applicants must be an OECTA member, hold a specialist/Masters qualifications or equivalency, currently instructing in the field, and possess experience teaching adult learners.

OECTA Submission to the Ontario Education Consultation

Most members are in a highly vulnerable financial position when they are confronted with a loss of income during a lengthy or permanent disability.

On December 6, 1989, 13 female students and a female administrator at l'École Polytechnique de Montréal were murdered because they were women.

OECTA is seeking a highly experienced teacher to develop this course in accordance with the current Ontario College of Teachers Schedule D Course Guideline.

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President Liz Stuart responds to latest government announcement on revisions to the HPE curriculum and government consultations with parents.

Following the government’s decision to revert to the old Health and Physical Education curriculum, there has been a great deal of misinformation and confusion about how teachers should proceed when the school year begins.

New analysis from Lancaster House, a leading publisher on labour, employment, and human rights law, offers important perspective on the recent grievance settlement between the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA) and the Government of Ontario.

The Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA) expresses great disappointment with the government’s decision to revert to the outdated Health and Physical Education curriculum.

Ontario’s Catholic teachers wish everyone a safe and happy summer holiday!

The Professional Development department at the OECTA Provincial office is seeking writers to work on a Mental Health and Well-being writing project.

The Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA) welcomes its 2018-19 Provincial Executive, which takes office on July 1, 2018.

Canadians are rightly proud of our universal health care program. It enables everyone to get the care they need, regardless of their employment status or economic circumstance.

In support and recognition of National AccessAbility Week (May 27 to June 2, 2018), TheTeachAbleProject.org has been relaunched

It has become apparent that some members who participated in OECTA AQ courses in 2016 or 2017, and who submitted a tuition receipt for income tax purposes, have had those claims denied, with a notice that OECTA is not a designated educational institution for Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) purposes.

As of April 1, all daily Occasional Teachers in Catholic school boards are now eligible to enrol in OECTA’s OECTA Occasional Teachers Benefit Plan.

Please be advised that, effective March 1, 2018 the Basic Life Insurance, Extended Health and Dental rates will be adjusted.

As you plan for the arrival of your new child, there are many things to consider and prepare for, including being off work.

During the 2018 Annual General Meeting, delegates heard an address from Mark Ramsankar, President of the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF).

On January 1, 2018, three decisions by the Ontario Teachers’ Federation (OTF) and the Ontario Government, as joint sponsors of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (Plan), go into effect; all of which are good news for OTPP members.

Nominations are open for the 2018 awards. The deadline for receipt of nominations is March 31, 2018.

Over the past year, the provincial Liberal government has introduced a number of policies centred on the idea of fairness.

On Thursday December 7, President Liz Stuart was a featured guest on CBC Radio’s “Metro Morning,” hosted by Matt Galloway.

Ontario Teachers’ Federation President Chris Cowley presented to the Ontario College of Teachers, opposing the proposed fee increase.

Ontario’s publicly funded education system is widely considered one of the most successful and high-performing in the world. These results have been achieved in large part due to the co-operative professional relationship between policymakers and teachers.

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As part of a series of education-related announcements, the provincial government announced that it was establishing a panel of education experts to review how students in Ontario are assessed.

Ontario’s publicly funded Catholic schools are excellent places for children to learn and grow.

Today marks the 20th anniversary of the landmark 1997 Political Protest, where teachers all over Ontario walked off the job in protest of laws that would harm the public education system.

Recently, President Liz Stuart spoke to several provincial and national news outlets about violence against teachers in schools.

The Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA) has released results of a comprehensive member survey on violence in the classroom.

Building on the conclusions and recommendations of the Changing Workplaces Review, the goal of Bill 148, the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017, is to ensure that “fairness and decency must continue to be the defining values of [Ontario] workplaces.”

Women’s economic security is central to ensuring their equal participation in the Canadian economy and society.

Members of the Niagara Elementary Unit have resoundingly approved the agreement with the Niagara Catholic District School Board.

With 87 per cent voting in favour, members of the Ontario English Catholic
Teachers’ Association (OECTA) have ratified the agreement reached between OECTA, the
Ontario Catholic School Trustees’ Association, and the Government of Ontario to extend our
2014-17 collective agreement.

Research consistently shows that children who live in homes where parents nurture a positive attitude and support their child’s efforts are most likely to be confident and competent learners.