Northwest - Ontario English Catholic Teacher's Association

06/12/2026

Publically funded education is the best way to protect Ontario.

06/12/2026

👏S/O to for donating $10K to the Algonquin & Lakeshore Catholic Ed Foundation!

The Foundation helps remove barriers to learning, allowing students to thrive & reach their full potential.
- Algonquin-Lakeshore Unit Pres Dan Graham

🌐 Full article available at Inquinte!

06/11/2026

Are you a teacher or ECE working in a rural/remote community and have an outstanding federal student loan?

❗If you’re eligible and have worked during the 2025-2026 school year, the window to apply is July to the end of September 2026.

🔗 For more details: https://www.ctf-fce.ca/take-action/loan-forgiveness/

06/11/2026

Classrooms should be places where learning thrives, not where students and teachers battle the heat. With temperatures in some rooms climbing above 25°C, concentration drops, energy fades, and everyone struggles to perform at their best. It’s time to ensure every classroom stays cool and comfortable so teachers can teach and students can focus on what matters most.

06/11/2026

Shame!

Local families are being let down by funding gaps in Special Education.

05/27/2026

Extreme heat is a health & safety issue for students, teachers, and all those working & learning in our schools.

First Vice-President Lisa Lacaria joined , , and Parents for Childcare at Queen's Park to support the 's call for safer temperatures across Ontario's publicly funded schools!

05/21/2026

ENGLISH PUBLIC is your default school board to support, unless you change it on www.mpac.ca/schoolsupport by June 1, 2026!

Vote for the trustee representing your preferred school system this fall - even if you don't have kids in school! Anyone who pays property taxes has part of their tax money put towards school boards in your district. So make sure you are placed on the correct voters list by updating MPAC!

05/19/2026

Amazon has 1 union facility in Canada in BC. They closed the first unionized facility in Quebec (to send a message to their workers about organizing).

Union busting circumvents workers rights

Shop union / and go local when you can!

Amazon doubled its union-busting budget last year. The multitrillion-dollar corporation is terrified of the grassroots movement its workers are leading to unionize with the Teamsters. Read about some of the rank-and-file Teamsters who are fighting back in labor’s biggest battle against Amazon:

Amazon is scared of its workforce and just blew $26.6 million proving it.

05/13/2026

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