Share. Comments may take up to an hour for moderation before appearing on the site. TORONTO -- Some Ontario parents have received up to four times more money than they were supposed to be paid under a government plan to compensate them for elementary teachers' strike … So far, the province has paid out $7.1 million to parents affected by the labour disruptions. ... but I still haven’t received payment. The Ministry of Education is providing up to $60 to parents affected by the rotating one-day strikes by all four teachers’ unions in the province, which have now been ongoing for the last several weeks. Comments may take up to an hour for moderation before appearing on the site. An independent organization, it invests the pension fund's assets and administers the pensions of 329,000 active and retired teachers in Ontario. The Elementary Teachers’ Federation […] Read more about This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.Durham District School Board high school teachers hold a one-day strike on Jan. 15, 2020. Reblog. Unauthorized distribution, transmission or republication strictly prohibited.This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. The Ontario government announced mid-January that parents of children affected by the strikes could apply for financial compensation — up to $60 a dayOntario is entering another week of elementary school teachers across public and Catholic boards on rotating strikes and province-wide walkouts.In response, the Ontario government announced mid-January that parents of children affected by the strikes could apply for financial compensation — up to $60 a day, according to Minister of Education Stephen Lecce.As of today, the Ministry of Education has received over 361,000 applicants since the announcement. “How appalling that is.”The government will compensate eligible parents of children up to age 12 or Grade 7 — or up to age 21 for children and youth with special needs — who are out of their publicly-funded school due to strikes.Parents can apply for $60 per day for children up to six who are not yet enrolled in school but attend a school-based child-care centre that closes due to job action; $40 per day for students in Junior Kindergarten and Senior Kindergarten; $25 per day for students in Grades 1-7; and $40 per day for students with special needs.The TDSB said in an online message to parents that it would have no option but to close all of its elementary schools Monday if the province and ETFO fail to reach a deal needed to ward off a one-day strike.The province’s Catholic English teachers have said they’ll strike province-wide Tuesday. CBC. Ontario’s public high school teachers have been conducting rotating strikes and French-language teachers have announced the withdrawal of administrative services.Asked if he was prepared to legislate striking education workers and teachers back to work, Lecce said he was focused on bargaining.However, Lecce added that he would be watching the impact of strikes on parents.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Toronto SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.There was an error, please provide a valid email address.A welcome email is on its way. Ontario government school strike payment system has snag for separated parents Erica Alini. All Toronto schools—public and Catholic—will be affected Monday or Tuesday.