Ontario Premier Doug Ford was staring down a gathering storm of indefinite school closures, a new law nobody obeyed and warnings of widespread, economy-disrupting work stoppages when he decided last weekend that there was only one way...

OCTOBER 31, 2022 TORONTO, ON – The following is a statement from Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) President Karen Brown: “On Sunday, it became known that the Ford government intended to table legislation that...

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022 TORONTO, ON – The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) strongly believes Bill 124 circumvents the legal framework for negotiations set out by the School Boards Collective Bargaining Act, which requires parties to engage...

AUGUST 12, 2022 More than 800 public elementary school educators will attend the 2022 Annual Meeting of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) between August 15 and 18, 2022, at the Westin Harbour Castle...

AUGUST 09, 2022 The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) is disappointed that the budget reintroduced today does not include any new investments in public education. In addition, by choosing to redirect funding away from...

TORONTO, ON – The following is a statement from Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) President Karen Brown: “Since the start of the summer, Minister of Education Stephen Lecce has repeatedly tried to create a...

TORONTO, ON – Following the re-election of the Progressive Conservative (PC) Party, the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) is ready to work with the provincial government and opposition parties, but will remain vigilant in...

For the last few days, students across the province have been needlessly trying to work through frustrating technical issues with the Education Quality and Accountability Office’s (EQAO) digital assessment platform. Today, EQAO announced that these...

The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) is disappointed that before- and after-school programs operated by school boards in Ontario are not included in the $10-a-day federal child care program. This restriction will have a...

TORONTO, ON – The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) welcomes the proposal put forward today by the Ontario Liberal Party to cap class size at 20 students as part of their election platform. As...