Bill 124 remedy is fixing the illegal Conservative legislation which held public service workers to a 1% increase per year. It was challenged in court and a fair wage increase for the 2019-2022 Collective Agreements of 7.25% (compounded the total percentage increase is 7.41%) was awarded.
· Year 1 (Sept 1, 2019 – Aug 31, 20) Additional 0.75% increase will be applied to wages, i.e., 1% already applied + 0.75%
· Year 2 (Sept 1, 2020 – Aug 31, 21) Additional 0.75% increase will be applied to wages, i.e., 1% already applied + 0.75%
· Year 3 (Sept 1, 2021 to Aug 31, 22) Additional 2.75% increase will be applied to wages, i.e., 1% already applied+ 2.75%
This applies to the Daily and LTO rate the retroactive amounts are to be calculated and paid by OCDSB on the May 31st, 2024 pay as RETRO minus your regular deductions. OCEOTA Member’s total retroactive pay (accounting for the grid adjustment adding retroactive pay) will also cover the period from September 1, 2022 forward.
| Daily Rate approximate increases | ||||
| Year | Increase | From | To | Difference |
| 2019-2020 | 0.75% | $229.30 | $231.03 | $1.73 |
| 2020-2021 | 0.75% | $231.59 | $235.07 | $3.48 |
| 2021-present | 2.75% | $233.91 | $243.89 | $9.98 |
Updated Bill 124 Remedy Salary Grids for 2019-22 Collective Agreement:
LTO teachers shall be paid the difference according to the following schedule for the period commencing September 1, 2019, to August 31, 2020:
| A | A1 | A2 | A3 | A4 | |
| 0 | 49,242 | 52,157 | 54,030 | 57,464 | 59,421 |
| 1 | 52,377 | 55,273 | 57,435 | 61,224 | 63,593 |
| 2 | 55,505 | 58,390 | 60,836 | 64,975 | 67,753 |
| 3 | 58,677 | 61,504 | 64,235 | 68,735 | 71,921 |
| 4 | 61,848 | 64,624 | 67,649 | 72,498 | 76,089 |
| 5 | 65,007 | 67,740 | 71,051 | 76,248 | 80,252 |
| 6 | 68,181 | 70,858 | 74,456 | 80,007 | 84,424 |
| 7 | 71,845 | 73,974 | 77,861 | 83,772 | 88,588 |
| 8 | 74,512 | 77,097 | 81,265 | 87,530 | 92,754 |
| 9 | 74,827 | 80,216 | 84,666 | 91,284 | 96,925 |
| 10 | 77,795 | 83,333 | 88,075 | 95,039 | 101,728 |
| 11 | 83,333 | – | – | – | – |
LTO teachers shall be paid the difference according to the following schedule for the period commencing September 1, 2020, to August 31, 2021:
| A | A1 | A2 | A3 | A4 | |
| 0 | 50,104 | 53,070 | 54,976 | 58,470 | 60,461 |
| 1 | 53,293 | 56,240 | 58,440 | 62,296 | 64,706 |
| 2 | 56,476 | 59,412 | 61,900 | 66,112 | 68,939 |
| 3 | 59,704 | 62,581 | 65,360 | 69,938 | 73,180 |
| 4 | 62,931 | 65,755 | 68,833 | 73,767 | 77,421 |
| 5 | 66,144 | 68,925 | 72,295 | 77,582 | 81,656 |
| 6 | 69,374 | 72,098 | 75,759 | 81,407 | 85,902 |
| 7 | 73,102 | 75,268 | 79,223 | 85,238 | 90,138 |
| 8 | 75,816 | 78,446 | 82,687 | 89,062 | 94,377 |
| 9 | 76,137 | 81,620 | 86,148 | 92,881 | 98,621 |
| 10 | 79,156 | 84,792 | 89,617 | 96,703 | 103,508 |
| 11 | 84,792 | – | – | – | – |
LTO teachers shall be paid the difference according to the following schedule for the period commencing September 1, 2021, to August 31, 2022:
| A | A1 | A2 | A3 | A4 | |
| 0 | 51,983 | 55,060 | 57,037 | 60,663 | 62,728 |
| 1 | 55,292 | 58,349 | 60,632 | 64,632 | 67,133 |
| 2 | 58,594 | 61,640 | 64,222 | 68,591 | 71,524 |
| 3 | 61,943 | 64,927 | 67,811 | 72,561 | 75,924 |
| 4 | 65,290 | 68,221 | 71,415 | 76,533 | 80,324 |
| 5 | 68,625 | 71,510 | 75,006 | 80,492 | 84,719 |
| 6 | 71,975 | 74,801 | 78,600 | 84,460 | 89,123 |
| 7 | 75,843 | 78,091 | 82,194 | 88,434 | 93,519 |
| 8 | 78,659 | 81,387 | 85,787 | 92,401 | 97,916 |
| 9 | 78,992 | 84,681 | 89,379 | 96,364 | 102,320 |
| 10 | 82,124 | 87,971 | 92,977 | 100,329 | 107,390 |
| 11 | 87,971 | – | – | – | – |
Who is eligible to receive retroactive pay?
If you were an ETFO member between September 1, 2019 and August 31, 2022, you were directly impacted by the wage freeze and are eligible to receive:
1. Bill 124 remedy retroactive pay for the period of time you worked and in accordance with your FTE status between September 1, 2019 and August 31, 2022 and
2. Retroactive payment owed as of September 1, 2022 onward based on the grid adjustment required by the implementation of the Bill 124 remedy
If you became an ETFO member on or after September 1, 2022, you are eligible to receive:
1. Retroactive payment owed as of September 1, 2022 onward based on the grid adjustment required by the implementation of the Bill 124 remedy
In addition to the Bill 124 remedy, in the future there will be another raise in salary for Occasional Teacher Members. These additional increases for 2022-2026 Collective Agreement will be determined after arguments are made at the wage arbitration hearing on April 17th, 2024. ETFO members will receive more information about the wage arbitration hearing closer to the hearing dates.
