REGISTER HERE FOR NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION Confed Education Centre 5:30pm – 7:30pm February 12th 2026 Light dinner served at 5:30pm Information on salary, benefits, hiring, H&S, Union services, Edvantage Membership discounts, door prizes Also please register here for OCEOTA President Updates  

OCEOTA General Meeting Monday February 9th 4:30 – 6:30pm OCEOTA Office 150 -1150 Morrison Drive, K2H 8S9 Please register here (deadline to register Thursday Feb 5th at Noon ) Resolutions for the ETFO Annual Meeting will be discussed and approved  

Shape the Future: Join our Budget Committee We are looking for Members to join our Budget Committee to guide how our funds are invested. OCEOTA is seeking one (1) member to be part of the annual Budget Committee. There is a commitment of 2 half days for which the member […]

New OTF Connects webinars for 2026 OTF is pleased to announce their newest series of excellent OTF Connects webinars. Over the coming weeks and months, OTF’s newest series of webinars will feature tips and tools to support you on your teaching and learning journey, across divisions and subject areas. Their  […]

ETFO Annual Meeting Resolutions Each August, ETFO holds the Provincial Annual Meeting for 4 days in Toronto. The meeting is an opportunity for over 650 delegates/alternates from across the province to vote on Resolutions which will have an impact on how ETFO moves forward in the coming year. Those Resolutions […]

As a member of OCEOTA you are invited to attend the Professional Boundaries workshop hosted by Alex Hardy from ETFO  provincial. At this workshop you will learn about your professional rights and responsibilities as a teacher. Gain a deeper understanding of the importance of professional boundaries. Also learn best practices […]

OCEOTA’s  Report Card Bootcamp collaboration with OCETFO was a very successful event. Our presenters – Suzanne Weykamp, Karen Westwood and Jennifer Duncan spoke to the memberships about the Aspen Resource Site, leveraging assessment and evaluation and the report card writing tool. Thank you to our presenters for their time and […]

Red for Ed and the Power of Purple Days in Ottawa Schools Ottawa’s education unions are standing together in solidarity to proudly take part in Red for Ed on the first Friday of every month and Power of Purple on Wednesdays each week.  This collective show of unity highlights our […]

On December 11th our members “Escaped to the Holidays” at Room Escape. Two escape rooms Undermined and Doom Room were enjoyed. Congratulations to our two door prize winners Ayman and Fatima. OCEOTA members generously donated 3 dozen items to the Ottawa Food Bank.  

As the provincial legislature returns, 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) have issued the following joint statement: The Ford government introduced Bill […]