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Pension Strategies for Occasional Teachers

Lorraine Stewart

Occasional teachers should be aware of a number of  rules  under  the  Ontario  Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) that affect them differently from how other teachers are affected.

A Time for Reflection (CTF Report)

Winston Carter

The Canadian Teachers’ Federation provides a vast array of programs, services, and resources to educators in Canada and around the world.

ETFO Helps Set Standards (Disability Issues)

Darren Cooper

Members who self-identify as living and working with a disability – whether it is visible or nonvisible – are becoming more active in ETFO, and it is therefore important that our organization continues to raise awareness about issues of accessibility and inclusion. One way in which we are doing s

Local Works Create Global Awareness

Jacquie Chewier and Jackie Febers

Members of the Halton ETFO local have helped develop a curriculum resource that teaches students about  human rights in Afghanistan and here at home.

Celebrating Pride (Equity and Women's Services)

Kathleen Loftus

Many identify the Stonewall Riots as the beginning of political organization by the gay community in North America. In June 1969, the patrons of New York’s Stonewall Bar, several of them persons of colour, rose up to protest police harassment, arrests, and humiliation.

An Induction Program for Occasional Teachers (Professional Services)

Joanne Languay and Johanna Brand

The path to a permanent teaching job often winds through the challenges of occasional teaching. Statistics show that most new teachers start as occasional teachers, and that many remain on an OT list for up to three years before acquiring their first permanent contract.1