The Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO; , FEÉO) is a labour union representing all public elementary school teachers, occasional teachers, and some designated early childhood educators (DECEs) in the Canadian province of Ontario. The union has 76 local chapters in the province, and over 84,000 members. The union was founded on July 1, 1998, by the merger of the Federation of Women Teachers' Associations of Ontario (FWTAO) and the Ontario Public School Teachers' Federation (OPSTF).

ETFO's 84,000 members join the Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens (representing approximately 8,000 members), the Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association (representing approximately 45,000 members) and the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation (representing approximately 60,000 members) to form the Ontario Teachers' Federation.Welcome to ETFO, Published by ETFO, Toronto, ON (2011) ETFO is also a member of the Canadian Teachers' Federation.

Governance

The governance framework is outlined in a number of different documents including the Bylaws, Constitution, Human Rights Statement, Policy Statements, Position Statements, and Equity Statement. These documents form the framework for how ETFO is governed and what it sets out to accomplish for its members.

Provincial Presidents

Term Name Local2025-presentDavid MastinDurham Teacher Local 2021–2025 Karen Brown Elementary Teachers of Toronto Local 2009–2021 Sam Hammond Hamilton-Wentworth Teacher Local 2007 - 2009 David Clegg York Region Teacher Local 2002 - 2007 Emily Noble Algoma Teacher Local 1998 - 2002 Phyllis J. Lennox (née Benedict) Kawartha Pine Ridge Teacher Local2011/12 ETFO Reference BOOK, Member Involvement Section

Provincial Executive

ETFO's provincial organization includes four fully released officers: President, First Vice-President, Vice-President Female and Vice-President. All four of these officers are ETFO members (teachers, occasional teachers, DECEs or other educational professionals) that have been released from their teaching duties for their term in office.

In addition to the 4 released officers, ETFO's provincial governing body includes one representative to the Ontario Teachers' Federation (OTF Table Officer), and as many additional officers required to make up the 14-member Executive. Of those remaining positions, 4 of them are open to women only.

All Provincial Executive positions are elected by the general membership at ETFO's Annual Meeting held each summer in August. All terms last 2 years.

A current list of elected members of the ETFO executive is available etfo.ca.

ETFO locals

Each school board in Ontario has at least 1 ETFO Local serving members who work within that school board. Teacher Locals are present in all school boards. 1 board (James Bay) has only a Teacher Local, 10 boards have DECE (Dedicated Early Childhood Educator) Locals, 2 boards have ESP and one of those 2 (Renfrew County) also has a PSP Local.

The objectives and priorities of ETFO are contained in the constitution:

While all boards now have DECEs as a result of the implementation of Full Day Kindergarten for children aged 4 – 6, not all of those educators are represented by ETFO.

Region Teacher Local OT Local DECE Local ESP and PSP Local Algoma Teacher OT Avon Maitland Teacher OT Bluewater Teacher OT Durham Teacher OT DECE and Catholic DECE Grand Erie Teacher OT DECE Greater Essex County Teacher OT Halton Teacher OT DECE Hamilton-Wentworth Teacher OT DECE Hastings-Prince Edward Teacher OT James Bay Teacher Kawartha Pine Ridge Teacher OT Keewatin-Patricia Teacher OT Lakehead Teacher OT Lambton Kent Teacher OT Limestone Teacher OT Near North Teacher OT Niagara Teacher OT Ontario North East Teacher OT Ottawa-Carleton Teacher OT Peel Teacher OT Rainbow Teacher OT DECE Rainy River District Teacher OT ESP Renfrew County Teacher OT ESP and PSP Simcoe County Teacher OT DECE Superior Greenstone Teacher OT Thames Valley Teacher OT Toronto Teacher OT Catholic DECE Trillium Lakelands Teacher OT DECE Upper Canada Teacher OT Upper Grand Teacher OT Waterloo Region Teacher OT DECE York Region Teacher OT

ETFO Reference Book 2015-2016

Advocacy and equity

ETFO has been seen as a leader among teachers' federations on equity issues. With 80%+ female members, ETFO is particularly active in its support for women's participation and leadership.

The ETFO Executive has adopted this definition of equity:

See also

Education in Ontario

References

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