Members are encouraged to apply for appointed duties during the ETFO Annual Meeting, which will take place at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel from August 11-14, 2025.

Complete the application form and submit today!  Deadline is March 1.

Following a motion to the 2024 Annual Meeting, ETFO has established the Lianne Wyatt Member Benevolent Fund. This fund will assist ETFO members in times of financial crisis. To apply, you must be an active member in good standing who is experiencing financial hardship.

Under the fund, members may apply for a lifetime maximum grant of $5,000. The funds are limited and if approved, they are granted on a first come, first served basis.

To access the fund, send a completed application to Kathy Pigeon at gro.o1734749112fte@n1734749112oegip1734749112k1734749112.

This fall, ETFO is holding membership meetings in communities across the province.  Provincial leaders want to hear from you about your experiences in the workplace and about the changes you see in our schools.  Come out and meet ETFO President Karen Brown.  Join us for this important discussion and have your voice heard!

Saturday, October 19
Quattro Hotel, SSM
12:00 noon – 2:30 p.m.
Lunch Provided

Mileage ($0.61 c/km round-trip plus $0.05 cents for each carpooling ETFO passenger) is provided for anyone who travels from a home address outside of the P6A, P6B, or P6C Sault Ste. Marie postal code areas.

Hotel accommodation (free) is also available for anyone who travels from Chapleau or Hornepayne on Friday, October 18.

RSVP by end of day on October 8.

Members are invited to apply for an exciting volunteer opportunity with International Collaboration for Education, which involves developing and presenting professional learning workshops created in co-operation with teachers in host countries.

Since 1962, ICE (formerly called Project Overseas) has supported teacher organizations in over 50 countries in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and the Caribbean.

Selection criteria, FAQs, and the application package can be found here.

September offers us a new beginning and an opportunity to reset the collision course in Ontario politics. To kick start this year and the union’s political work to ensure the Ford government is replaced in the next election, ETFO’s president asks, “Are you ready to make a difference?!”

Starting in September 2024, classroom teachers have a professional responsibility to administer the first early reading screener. Between the start of the school year and November 20, students in year two of Kindergarten and in grades 1 and 2 will be screened annually.

Learn more about how early reading screeners will be implemented.