Articles by: JD

Rallies for Publicly Funded Education are all being held across the Province on Saturday, October 24. Ottawa – Parliament Hill, Wellington St. Entertainment will start at 12:30p.m., with the rally beginning at 1:00 p.m., and lasting 90 minutes. Each family-friendly rally will include speakers, entertainment, and activities. OCEOTA Members if […]

On October 21st, 2026 OCEOTA held their General Meeting. Throughout this meeting, Member approved the minutes from the May 20th, 2026 Annual General Meeting, the 2026-2027 Budget, celebrated our members who received their 5 year pin and 10 year pin for their years of service. We were also joined by […]

Municipal Elections are happening on October 26, where you will be able to vote for your ward’s school board trustee. The Political Action Committee (PAC) has been working on reaching out to the candidates to ask them to answer survey questions regarding issues in the educational system. The following list […]

OCEOTA will be holding a LOCAL STRIKE VOTE at the same time as ETFO Provincial. November 9th-18th will be the voting period for Members to send a message to the Province and the OCDSB. A strong “YES” vote shows solidarity, gives our bargaining teams a clear mandate at both Local […]

OCEOTA is pleased to share that we now have a texting system to reach out to our membership alongside our Pres Updates! We hope that this new system increases our Member engagement for many events as well as allows Members to be kept informed throughout the year with important information […]

Staffing Timeline with external postings available on October 23rd, 2026   LTO Staffing Rules for 2026-27  

This morning OCEOTA Exec and members were joined by OCETFO, CUPE, OSSTF and OCETA for the provincial Day of Action. Across the province teachers and education workers came together to show solidarity and share our commitment to publicly funded education, better learning and working conditions. #RedforEd #OntEdUnited #OntEnd     […]

Brian LeSage, president of the Ottawa-Carleton Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario, says a disagreement between unions and the province on what should be negotiated centrally has stalled negotiations. https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-100-ottawa-morning/clip/16235090-ontario-teachers-start-week-school-without-contract