705-992-3836 | ac.ltoa@ofni |
It is important that ETFO Provincial has your most up-to-date contact information, including a personal (non-work) email address and a mobile or home phone number. This ensures you receive important updates about central bargaining, strike votes, and potential job action.
Please take a moment to update your information and stay connected.
Please note that the AOTL Office will be closed after Friday, June 26 and will reopen when school resumes in September. We will continue to monitor our emails periodically over the summer.
If an emergency arises and you require assistance from ETFO Provincial, you can contact them at 1-888-838-3836.
As the end of the school year draws closer, please turn your attention to any instances of missed preps during the school year.
Daily OTs
Please fill out this form anytime you miss a regularly scheduled prep period while on a daily assignment. A link to this form is always available on our website.
Our grievance on this issue is scheduled for arbitration on April 22, 2027. Let us know about your missed preps to be included for possible remedy.
LTO Teachers
Use the Timesheet for Prep Payback to claim payment for the days you missed prep and did not receive in-person prep payback. Claim these days at the end of your assignment, or at the end of the school year, whichever is sooner.
Wednesday, June 17
4:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Big Moose Ice Cream Parlour
As the school year begins to wind down, we invite you and your family to join us for an evening of fun, conversation, and ice cream!
Bring the family and enjoy a complimentary small cone for everyone while connecting with fellow teachers and occasional teachers and celebrating another successful school year together.
This is a casual drop-in event, so feel free to stop by whenever it works for your schedule. We would love the opportunity to spend some time together before the summer break.
Today, Ontario’s education unions — L’Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens (AEFO), Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO), Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA), Ontario School Board Council of Unions (CUPE-OSBCU), and Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF/FEESO) — each served notice to bargain on employer bargaining agencies, and informed the provincial government who is a participant at the table.
Together, our unions represent more than 255,000 teachers and education workers across Ontario. United in our commitment to publicly funded education, we are prepared to engage in meaningful negotiations focused on supporting students and strengthening learning and working conditions in schools across the province.
We are looking for two members to assist with auditing our financial records over the summer. The role requires no previous experience and involves about two hours of work. We walk you through the process from start to finish.
Each member will receive a $150 gift card in appreciation.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Ryan Geick (ac.ltoa@serp) by Tuesday, June 9.
To mark the start of Pride Month, the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) expresses solidarity with the 2SLGBTQ+ community and reaffirms its commitment to creating learning and working environments where 2SLGBTQ+ members, students, families, and allies feel safe, respected, and fully supported.
Amidst a social landscape where some politicians and voices in the media seek to normalize homophobia and transphobia, ETFO members from the 2SLGBTQ+ continue to support students and work in learning communities that may not always be safe for them. Pride and Solidarity represents our union’s continued commitment to advocating for members, students, and communities.
If you intend on remaining on the elementary Occasional Teacher Roster for the next school year, you are required to complete your Intent to Remain form by May 31.
To complete the form, log in to your Employee Portal and click “Forms Online” > “Forms.”
The process takes approximately 30 seconds to complete. If you intend to remain on the elementary OT Roster next year, please complete the form as soon as possible. Contact the Local Office if you have any questions.
This summer, ETFO is hosting courses in person and virtually across the province. Courses fill quickly so be sure to register early. Registration is only open to ETFO members.
Each course runs for three consecutive days (9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET) and includes practical, inclusive, classroom-ready strategies along with time to collaborate and network with colleagues.
Register at events.etfo.org. Registration fees are $75 for in-person courses and $30 for virtual.
TORONTO, ON – The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) is raising urgent concerns following the release of the Auditor General of Ontario’s Special Report on Special Education Needs, which confirms that the provincial government has chronically underfunded special education and neglected the needs of students with disabilities.
“This report is another damning indictment of a government that has abandoned its responsibility to Ontario’s most vulnerable learners,” says ETFO President David Mastin. “After more than a decade of chronic underfunding and policy decisions that have stripped supports out of classrooms, school boards simply cannot meet the needs of children with disabilities. The system isn’t just strained; it’s fundamentally ableist.”