Catholic District School Board of ... picket in Rockland, Ont., on Feb. 13, 2020. Rotating strikes by the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario will hit the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, Wednesday, closing all English-language public elementary schools in Ottawa. The schools will re-open, Wednesday.
Here’s a look at strike dates for schools in Ottawa and eastern Ontario this week (March 2 to 6). Classes will proceed as scheduled in all English Catholic schools in Ottawa and eastern Ontario this week, as contract talks resume between the union and the province. The Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation will hold a one-day strike in several boards on Thursday, but none of the boards are in Ottawa and eastern Ontario. Please note that CBC does not endorse the opinions expressed in comments. But a one-day strike by Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation members in Ottawa and the Upper Canada District School Board will disrupt classes for thousands of students on Friday. (The Canadian Press/Jonathan Hayward)OTTAWA -- Contract talks between OECTA and the Ontario Government are scheduled to resume today. Pseudonyms will no longer be permitted.By submitting a comment, you accept that CBC has the right to reproduce and publish that comment in whole or in part, in any manner CBC chooses. Rotating education union strikes will close some local schools on Thursday.Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association (OECTA) members are striking across the province that day as are members of the The Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation (OSSTF) is also striking in certain boards, including the Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board and some French schools in the Trenton region.The other major education union, ETFO, does not have any strikes planned this week.No schools are affected by strikes.All elementary, intermediate and secondary schools are closed.Before- and after-school programs are cancelled for the day, although all Ottawa Catholic Child Care Corporation Toddler and Preschool programs and all EarlyOn Centres are open and will operate according to their regular hours.Community use of schools is not affected by the one-day provincial strike. Comments on this story are moderated according to ourIt is a priority for CBC to create a website that is accessible to all Canadians including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges.Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered on Before and after school programs for children ages 4 to 12 as well as programs for toddlers and preschoolers will be closed on Thursday. 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 latest news on the coronavirus outbreak and cases of COVID-19 in and around the area. The Ottawa Catholic School Board says all elementary and secondary schools will be closed today due to a one-day strike by teachers. On Friday, OSSTF members with the Ottawa Carleton District School Board and the Upper Canada District School Board will not be in the classroom. It will be another week of labour disruptions in classrooms in Ottawa and across eastern Ontario. Students in junior kindergarten to Grade 8 are not affected.All before- and after-school programs for preschoolers, toddlers and children aged four to 12 are cancelled.The childcare centre at Cité Jeunesse is also closed for this date due to the OSSTF strike.Daycare services offered by third parties may be open. All elementary and secondary schools will be closed on March 5. One-day strikes by OECTA members are also cancelled on Thursday in the Renfrew County Catholic District School Board and Friday in the Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario. A government program pays parents $25 to $60 a day to help with the additional costs.Education Minister Stephen Lecce released an unusually restrained comment Tuesday about resumption of bargaining Wednesday with the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA).Unions are fighting the government’s introduction of larger classes in Grades 4 to 8, want more support for students with special needs and oppose a the plan to require high school students to take two courses online.The public elementary teachers’ union has said the government has refused to guarantee, during bargaining, that the current model for full-day kindergarten would remain.
The Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF) has announced job action on Friday, February 28th, however the Renfrew County District School Board (RCDSB) will not be impacted by this strike … Teachers with the Ottawa Catholic School Board were scheduled to hold a one-day strike on Tuesday, but the board says classes will proceed as scheduled. Here’s a look at strike dates for schools in Ottawa and eastern Ontario this week (March 2 to 6). Ottawa Catholic School Board. The Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario has no strikes planned this week. Outside Ottawa, OSSTF members would strike at the Upper Canada District School Board on Feb. 28, cancelling classes for Grades 9 to 12. We ask you to keep your comments relevant and respectful. We have enabled email notifications—you will now receive an email if you receive a reply to your comment, there is an update to a comment thread you follow or if a user you follow comments. Use of this Website assumes acceptance of
All elementary and secondary school classes will be cancelled on Thursday due to the one-day strike by the union representing French-language teachers. The strike would have closed all French schools in the area but schools will now ... Ottawa-Carleton District School Board. The Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario says classes will be cancelled for schools in Ottawa, Kemptville and eastern Ontario on Friday.
All elementary and secondary schools will be closed on March 5 due to the one-day strike by OECTA members.