This website presents some video clips around member well- being and mental health, taking pregnancy and parental leaves and health and safety.
Professional Relations Services (PRS)
Professional Relations Services (PRS)
A Member’s Guide to Long Term Disability
This provides information for members and is intended to be a general overview of what’s involved in applying for LTD.
A Member’s Guide to Long-Term Disability
Know Your Local Collective Agreement
The best thing a member can do to ensure that her or his negotiated rights are being upheld is to read, and ponder the implications of, the collective agreement. In practical terms, this is where the answers to many employment-related questions can typically be found, such as: What is the schedule for pay cheques? Do I have to do before school duty? What happens if the buses are cancelled? What is the process for requesting a leave? How much preparation time do I receive? If the grievance process is to be applied, what are time lines to observe? What should happen during my LTO list interview process?
Which local(s) are you a member of? Algoma Occasional Teacher Local, Avon Maitland Occasional Teacher Local, Bluewater Occasional Teacher Local, Durham Occasional Teacher Local, Grand Erie Occasional Teacher Local, Greater Essex County Occasional Teacher Local, Halton Occasional Teacher Local, Hamilton-Wentworth Occasional Teacher Local, Hastings & Prince Edward Occasional Teacher Local, Kawartha Pine Ridge Occasional Teacher Local, Keewatin-Patricia Occasional Teacher Local, Lakehead Occasional Teacher Local, Lambton Kent Occasional Teacher Local, Limestone Occasional Teacher Local, Near North Occasional Teacher Local, Niagara Occasional Teacher Local, Ontario North East Occasional Teacher Local, Ottawa Carleton Occasional Teacher Local, Peel Occasional Teacher Local, Rainbow Occasional Teacher Local, Rainy River District Occasional Teacher Local, Renfrew County Occasional Teacher Local, Simcoe County Occasional Teacher Local, Superior-Greenstone Occasional Teacher Local, Thames Valley Occasional Teacher Local, Toronto Occasional Teacher Local, Trillium Lakelands Occasional Teacher Local, Upper Canada Occasional Teacher Local, Upper Grand Occasional Teacher Local, Waterloo Occasional Teacher Local, York Region Occasional Teacher Local
The answers to many of your questions will depend on your local.
Know Your Local Collective Agreement
To Volunteer or Not? Volunteering during the Instructional Day
There are a number of circumstances in which ETFO members may feel they should volunteer in schools. This ETFO PRS Matters Bulletin informs members of the ongoing risk and limited protection and provides tips to those who volunteer.
To Volunteer or Not? Volunteering during the Instructional Day
Electronic Communication and Social Media
These articles from ETFO Professional Relations Services staff consider the safe, effective and responsible use of online, mobile, and social media technologies.
Electronic Communication and Social Media
Understanding Regulation 274
ETFO has created this resource to assist Occasional Teachers in understanding regulation 274 and how it impacts upon them.
Understanding Ontario Regulation 274-12
Professionalism for the Occasional Teacher
This document, prepared by ETFO, discusses a variety of topics related to being a professional. This document is unique because this document is written specifically for occasional teachers.
Professionalism for the Occasional Teacher
Tutoring and Conflict of Interest
Members often ask whether they can engage in private tutoring on their own time. This link is to information about the legalities involved in tutoring students and ETFO’s advice for members who may want to tutor children.
Tutoring and Conflict of Interest
Professionalism and Ethics – A Member’s Obligations
This ETFO document discusses in a Q and A format what to do when an adverse report is made about a teacher. Specifics relating to Section 18 (1) (b) under the Teaching Profession Act are discussed.
Professionalism and Ethics – A Member’s Obligations
Professional Boundaries
Teachers are expected to maintain appropriate professional boundaries with students. This document, prepared by ETFO, provides advice in this area.