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Ontario budget shortchanges public education, fails to fund supports students need

5/15/2025

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Education Week: Celebrating educators, demanding action for Ontario’s students

5/05/2025

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ETFO responds to American tariffs

4/09/2025

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ETFO responds to OHRC report on anti-Black racism, discrimination in Ontario schools

3/27/2025

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A teacher helps some students who are colouring at a table.
A teacher interacting with her class. A lineup of students boarding a school bus

About us

ETFO represents approximately 83,000 members that include public elementary teachers, occasional teachers, education support personnel, professional support personnel and designated early childhood educators. ETFO provides protective and professional services for members and promotes equity and social justice within the education system and the broader society. ETFO is a social justice and equity seeking organization.

Upcoming Events

May

25

National AccessAbility Week. This annual, national event celebrates the contributions of Canadians with disabilities and the ongoing goal to create a barrier-free society.

Jun

03

Executive Meeting
Executive Meeting

Jun

04

Executive Meeting
Executive Meeting

Jun

05

Executive Meeting
Executive Meeting

Jul

09

CTF AGM Ottawa
Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Teachers' Federation.

Jul

09

Executive Meeting (pre–CTF AGM) Ottawa
Executive Meeting (pre–CTF AGM) Ottawa

Aug

10

Executive Meeting (pre–ETFO AM)
Executive Meeting (pre–ETFO AM)

Aug

11

Executive Meeting (pre–ETFO AM)
Executive Meeting (pre–ETFO AM)

Aug

11

ETFO Annual Meeting
ETFO Annual Meeting

Aug

14

Executive Meeting (post–ETFO AM)
Executive Meeting (post–ETFO AM)

Aug

25

Executive Meeting (pre OTF ABG)
Executive Meeting (pre OTF ABG)
A teacher signs math numbers for a student with Down Syndrome.
A teacher reads to students outdoors. A teacher reads to a group of children indoors.

ETFO Action

As the largest education union in Canada, ETFO actively supports and works with teacher federations, the Ontario Federation of Labour and Canadian Labour Congress to promote union and workers' rights and to advance a social justice agenda, including advocating for progressive policies to counter income inequality as well as promoting strong public services.