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OCEOTA Annual General Meeting

OCEOTA Annual General Meeting

Join us at the Annual General Meeting this May 21st from 5:15-7:15pm at 1505 Carling Ave. Dinner is provided (registration appreciated) for OT Members. We’ll be conducting Elections for 2025-27 term, voting on Constitutional Amendments, passing the 2025-26 Budget, receiving Committee reports and drawing Door Prizes. REGISTER HERE TO ATTEND […]

by April 8, 2025 Comments are Disabled Uncategorized
PWHL Equity Event

PWHL Equity Event

Thank you to all the Members who came out to support the Women’s Empowerment Month at the Ottawa Charge game. We had 40 participants who joined us for the Women in Uniform night. Looking forward to going again next season already! Thank you to our OCEOTA Equity Chair Carolynn Treffers […]

by April 1, 2025 Comments are Disabled Uncategorized
Staffing Timelines 2025-26

Staffing Timelines 2025-26

June/3/2025 – June/6/2025 Occasional French Teacher Placement Process for successful FSL Pool participants June/12/2025  Posted: Vacancy List 2B posted on June 12 on Apply to Education (open to all) at noon. Closes: Contract Postings close Sunday, June 15 at 11:30 pm, June 18-20 for external applicants Recommendations to Employee Services […]

by February 10, 2025 Comments are Disabled Uncategorized
EasyConnect Changes

EasyConnect Changes

The OCDSB has determined changes are coming to the ATE EasyConnect System. OCEOTA does not have negotiated control of these changes, and opposes some of the changes. Below we try to advise and assist Members to understand the impacts of the changes imposed.   A change in the contact process […]

by February 3, 2025 Comments are Disabled Uncategorized
Changes to English LTO Pool Hiring

Changes to English LTO Pool Hiring

I am proud to report through continued negotiations with the OCDSB we have had the interview process REMOVED from the English LTO pool process. You need only now meet these criteria to qualify to join the pool for the 2025-26 school year: on the elementary occasional teacher (OT) List for […]

by January 31, 2025 Comments are Disabled Uncategorized

The 2024-25 LTO Staffing/movement Rules

Revised 2024-25 LTO Staffing Rules

by January 19, 2025 Comments are Disabled Uncategorized
OTIP Teaching Awards nomination deadlines

OTIP Teaching Awards nomination deadlines

There are three categories of awards: elementary teacher, secondary teacher and beginning teacher (in the first five years of teaching). A teacher may be nominated by anyone—professional colleagues, students, parents, or the general public. Winners will receive a personal award of $1,000 and a Certificate of Recognition. The Ontario Teachers […]

by December 21, 2024 Comments are Disabled Uncategorized
PL Conference 2024

PL Conference 2024

OCEOTA’s 11th Professional Learning Conference was amazing! Thank you to our PL Conference Committee Chairs Jessica Ho & Alicia Szewczyk for the day. And our fabulous line-up of Presenters: Plenary Speaker Iyanuoluwa Akinrinola Pathways and Opportunities as an Occasional Teacher Defensive Teaching presented by David Wildman, former OCEOTA President Digital Technologies presented […]

by November 8, 2024 Comments are Disabled Uncategorized
Members must register for Pres Updates

Members must register for Pres Updates

To get OCEOTA Pres Updates you must register a non-work email address HERE Please also update your contact information (name, address, phone numbers, email address) by emailing ETFO Provincial Office Member Records. Please include your ETFO ID Number (if you know it) as it will help ETFO Provincial Office Member Records […]

by September 1, 2024 Comments are Disabled Uncategorized
Central wage Arbitration details

Central wage Arbitration details

Arbitration effects in OCEOTA The recent Central Arbitration decision for the 2022-26 contract has awarded OTs with a raise unlike others in the past. All ETFO OT Locals will receive a minimum calculated Baseline Average Rate of $282.46 or greater for the 2024-25 school year for Daily work. Those members […]

by August 30, 2024 Comments are Disabled Uncategorized