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Category: Education and Training
Auditor general to review teacher union payments
The audit was initiated by a motion from PC MPP Lisa MacLeod, which passed with all-party support on Wednesday morning ...
Heard: Liberals to vote in favour of auditor general review of teacher union payments
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CUPE and ETFO get new labour deals, ending work to rule
The deal brings to an immediate end the work-to-rule campaign by support staff at all four of the province's school board systems ...
Liberals now seeking expense ‘verification’ from teacher unions
Sandals said verifying the costs before sending out any cheques is standard process — despite saying last week that she doesn't have receipts and that 'you don't need to see every bill when you're doing an estimate of co ...
Province aims to end chronic homlessness in 10 years
Government commited to ensuring 'that no one is left behind and that every Ontarian can achieve their full potential,' Treasury Board president Deb Matthews says. ...
New legislation will remove limitation period on sexual assault lawsuits
The bill also creates more employer duties to protect workers from sexual harassment, makes it easier for domestic violence victims to get out of a tenancy lease, and requires universities and colleges to review their se ...
Heard: Taxpayers federation wants A-G to review payments to teachers’ unions
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Heard: Timmins district high-school teachers gird for strike
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Sandals: Province will ‘never, ever’ again provide funding for union bargaining costs
The PCs hammered the issue in Monday's question period, a clear change from last week, when only a couple of questions were asked on the topic ...
Heard: OECTA gets second local deal in Peterborough board
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Wynne threatens to dock teachers’ pay after Nov. 1
The province and the unions will return to the bargaining table for at least eight days of talks, but authority will be given to the school boards to start punitive measures on striking workers if progress isn't made by ...
Sandals defends $2.5-million payout to unions as last step in ‘transformation’
The education minister was unrepentant in justifying the payments that help unions cover their bargaining expenses, and said the government doesn't have — or need — receipts or invoices from the unions ...
Heard: ETFO to stop extracurricular activities to back contract demands
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Heard: Catholic teachers get first local contract
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New bargaining system for teachers created ‘extraordinary’ costs: Sandals
Progressive Conservative leader Patrick Brown says the new two-tier bargaining system has been 'an utter failure.' ...
Heard: Province invests in North Bay anti-poverty programs
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Seen: Francophone teachers union ratifies central agreement
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Heard: Province works with John Howard Society on anti-poverty program
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Premier: Frustration behind school boards’ move to reveal bargaining details with ETFO
Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario calls OPSBA’s releasing sick leave and benefits as two issues left to be dealt with 'bad faith bargaining and a 'hostile move' ...
School boards say sick leave, benefits only remaining issues
In contract talks, Ontario Public School Boards' Association says other issues including class size and teacher supervision time have been tentatively agreed on with the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario and the ...
Seen: Carleton University, Nav Canada partner on aerospace training
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Premier ‘encouraged’ by progress in contract talks with ETFO
While Kathleen Wynne and Education Minister Liz Sandals have said they're waiting for ETFO to come back to the table after it consults internally, union president Sam Hammond has said ETFO is waiting for the the governme ...
Happening: George Brown College receives $8-million donation to support expansion
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Happening: Limestone school board and OSSTF reach local agreement
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Happening: Contract talks between ETFO, government, school boards progressing slowly
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Education minister says Ontario’s private school growth slow compared with rest of Canada
A Fraser Institute report released Tuesday shows Ontario's independent school population increased 9.4 per cent between 2000-01 and 2012-13. ...
Heard: Day of Action on campuses to promote student issues in election campaign
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Education minister to look into whether unlocked doors in Halton poses safety concern
OSSTF support staff members started job action in several school boards across the province today, while the province got back to the bargaining table with elementary teachers. ...
Report on new university funding model expected by November
Former deputy minister Sue Herbert says there are five areas in which students, employers, post-secondary institutions were aligned on how system should be reformed ...
Heard: Local deal reached for high school teachers in Nipissing and Parry Sound
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Happening: ETFO, government, school boards back to contract talks Monday
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Happening: $50 million donated to Queen’s business school
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Happening: Educational support staff set to take job action Monday
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Health and safety in elementary schools is main focus of education minister
Liz Sandals told reporters Wednesday she "would look at ways of taking action" in the legislature if health and safety concerns stemming from job action get out of hand. ...
Heard: CUPE education workers ramp up work-to-rule campaign
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Heard: CUPE opposes plan to change York Catholic language program
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Heard: Province helps fund Scarborough anti-poverty program
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Happening: OSSTF begins work to rule at Thames Valley board
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Happening: University of Ottawa designated French-language service provider
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Job action planned over local contracts for high school teachers
Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation has secured a central deal, but is still waiting on local deals, including in Halton and Greater Essex ...
Heard: Grants aimed at getting parents more involved in schools
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OSSTF head hopes local contracts covering teachers reached by end of November
Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation head Paul Elliott says the union is also focused on getting a deal for support staff as they head to the negotiating table this Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. ...
Happening: Elementary teachers’ union threatens rotating strikes come October
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Happening: New arts school opens at Brock University
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Heard: ETFO to escalate work-to-rule action Monday
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Catholic teachers ratify central contract
Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association president Ann Hawkins says the three-year deal includes wage increases that are offset in two or three places such as through changes to the retirement gratuity. ...
Heard: Samsung helps set up tech institute at Centennial College
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Happening: Ontario Colleges want more support from feds for applied research
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Government gets tentative deal with francophone teachers’ union
That leaves one tentative agreement at the central bargaining table left to be reached, and it's with the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario ...
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