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ETFO calls for end to EQAO, redirection of funding to classrooms

12/03/2025

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ETFO responds to education minister withholding EQAO results

11/21/2025

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Ontario’s Education Unions Warn Against Passage of Bill 33

11/18/2025

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ETFO demands province fix outdated education funding formula

11/06/2025

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About us

ETFO represents approximately 83,000 members that include public elementary teachers, occasional teachers, education support personnel, professional support personnel and designated early childhood educators. ETFO provides protective and professional services for members and promotes equity and social justice within the education system and the broader society. ETFO is a social justice and equity seeking organization.

Upcoming Events

Dec.

06

On Dec. 6, 1989, 14 young women were killed at the École Polytechnique in Montreal in what has become known as the Montreal Massacre.

Dec.

06

National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

Dec.

10

Human Rights Day
The anniversary of the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).

Dec.

18

International Migrants Day
International Migrants Day aims to raise awareness about the challenges and difficulties of international migration.

Jan.

01

A global campaign to raise awareness about gender-based violence.

Jan.

04

National Ribbon Skirt Day
National Ribbon Skirt Day

Jan.

20

Martin Luther King Day
A federal holiday in the United States marking the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr.

Jan.

24

International Day of Education
A day for the celebration of the role of education for peace and development.

Jan.

27

The anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau was declared International Holocaust Remembrance Day by the UN.

Jan.

27

Family Literacy Day
Family Literacy Day

Jan.

29

National Day of Remembrance & Action on Islamophobia
A day to remember the victims of the hateful attack on a Quebec City mosque on January 29, 2017 and work to end Islamophobia.

Jan.

29

Lunar New Year
Lunar New Year
A teacher signs math numbers for a student with Down Syndrome.
A teacher reads to students outdoors. A teacher reads to a group of children indoors.

ETFO Action

As the largest education union in Canada, ETFO actively supports and works with teacher federations, the Ontario Federation of Labour and Canadian Labour Congress to promote union and workers' rights and to advance a social justice agenda, including advocating for progressive policies to counter income inequality as well as promoting strong public services.