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Amendments To The Local Constitution

Per Article XII – Amendments to the Local Constitution: 12.3.1 – Amendments to the Constitution may be made at the Local Annual Meeting by the

Province-wide Day of Action

Wednesday, April 29.
TOGETHER for publicly funded education

FINAL JOINT STATEMENT – Ontario Budget

TORONTO, ON – This morning, local presidents of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO), representing educators in school boards currently under Ontario Ministry of

ETFO statement on Minister Calandra’s March 20, 2026 letter to educators

ETFO responds to the letter sent by the Minister of Education Paul Calandra to school board staff on March 20, 2026.

Joint Statement – Ministry supervision is failing Ontario students

TORONTO, ON – This morning, local presidents of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO), representing educators in school boards currently under Ontario Ministry of

Final Joint Statement – Ministry supervision is failing Ontario students

TORONTO, ON – This morning, local presidents of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO), representing educators in school boards currently under Ontario Ministry of

Motion for the 2026 ETFO Annual Meeting

THAT ETFO launch, in consultation with Occasional Teacher local leaders, a digital PA/PR campaign on the staffing crisis in our schools: unfilled vacancies, loss of

School Board Trustees and Bill 33

What do School Board Trustees Do? For over 175 years, locally elected school board trustees have been the voice of school communities, and are accessible

Joint Statement – Ontario’s Education Unions United Against Bill 33

The Ford government introduced Bill 33, the Supporting Children and Students Act, earlier this year. It is a regressive piece of legislation that does nothing

Events

April 15, 2026

Special Education Needs in the Regular Classroom – Behavioural Needs Workshop

April 16, 2026

April 16 – ETFO Action on Violence workshop

April 22, 2026

April 22 – Movie Night, hosted by the Racialized Members Committee

April 23, 2026

Professional Boundaries Workshop

June 5, 2026

Practical strategies for grounded confidence and immediate impact

Members Services

New Email Addresses

We are pleased to announce that the released team has new e-mail addresses that match our etfo-torots.org domain name.

School Board Trustees: Your Community’s Voice in Public Education

The Role of School Board Trustees Each public school board in Ontario is governed by a board of trustees. School board trustees are locally elected

ETFO Awards Program

There is so much for us to celebrate!Nominate and Apply for an ETFO Award, Bursary or Scholarship Every day, ETFO members make outstanding contributions to

Smaller classes. BIG DIFFERENCE.

As parents and educators, we want the best start for our kids. But class sizes are too big in Ontario’s schools – and our kids are paying the price. With overcrowded classrooms and more class complexity, too many students’ needs are going unmet. Tell the Ford government to get serious about tackling overcrowded classrooms.

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School Board Trustees: Your Community’s Voice in Public Education

Ford Government’s Attack on School Board Independence. At the end of the 2024-25 school year, the Ford government placed several school boards under Ministry of Education supervision.

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