Are you in your first five years of teaching? Have you recently graduated from an Ontario Faculty of Education? If so, the Ontario Teachers’ Federation (OTF) wants to hear from you!

Teachers and education workers in Ontario have formed a common front to defend a strong publicly funded education system that is of high quality and accessible to all.

The Ford government’s agenda for education has become clear. The Association has made many attempts to engage them in genuine dialogue about how our schools work and what our students need to succeed, but their decisions are being driven entirely by their desire to cut spending on public services.

The government should be ashamed of the games they are playing with the collective bargaining process and our publicly funded education system, says the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ ssociation (OECTA).

Budget will erode quality education.

Tens of thousands of teachers, education workers, parents, and concerned community members came together on Saturday April 6 at Queen’s Park in Toronto to defend high-quality publicly funded education, and the optimal learning conditions that all students need and deserve! Check out our photo gallery of the event. See what people are saying about the rally on social media.

Today’s announcement by Minister of Education Lisa Thompson was supposedly about modernizing classrooms, but in reality the government is continuing to move backward on publicly funded education and collective bargaining rights, says the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA).

The Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA) is extremely alarmed by a government memo to school boards, recommending that boards stop hiring teachers and other staff, including hiring needed to fill vacancies for retirements and leaves, pending further announcements on education funding.

On Wednesday, March 6, President Liz Stuart appeared on CBC Radio’s “Metro Morning,” hosted by Matt Galloway.

The Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA) is writing to present issues that are of importance to our 45,000 members as the Standing Committee on Social Policy reviews and considers amendments to Bill 48, the Safe and Supportive Classrooms Act.

Provide Your Input – Proposed changes to the OCT

Submissions on Class Size, Full-day Kindergarten, and Fair Hiring Practices

The Ontario English Catholic Teacher’s Association (OECTA) is pleased to announce that David Church will be taking on the role of General Secretary as of June 1, 2019.

The Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA) welcomes the opportunity to provide input for the development of the 2019 provincial budget.

In November 2018, the Ontario College of Teachers (OCT) quietly released a Governance Review Report.

The Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA) is alarmed that the government is cutting millions of dollars in education funding, mostly from programs meant to serve vulnerable students.

OECTA Submission to the 2019-20 Grants for Student Needs Consultation

OECTA Submission to the Ministry of 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.

Keep up-to-date on Provincial Bargaining news. Update your personal email address.

The Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA) is greatly concerned about proposed changes to the Ontario College of Teachers (OCT) contained in Bill 48, the Safe and Supportive Classrooms Act, which threaten to transform the OCT from a self-regulatory body into an arm of the government.

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.

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.

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).

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.

Get regular and timely updates from the Association, news from the worlds of education and labour, and resources for your classroom.

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.