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ETFO secures largest pay raise in over a decade with 11.25 per cent increase

The 11.25 per cent increase over four years becomes an 11.73 per cent increase when compounded over the four years. Breaking down the numbers, this means increases of three per cent for 2022-23, three per cent for 2023-24, 2.75 per cent for 2024-25, and 2.5 per cent for 2025-26.

Published May 29, 2024 at 8:14pm

Barbara Patrocinio

ETFO secures largest pay raise in over a decade with 11.25 per cent increase

Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO) headquarters is seen in Toronto, on Monday, March 9, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston

The arbitration board set to negotiate the compensation of the 80,000 teacher and OT members of the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO) awarded them with salary increases of 11.25 per cent over the term of the 2022-2026 collective agreement.

This is the highest increase on the term of an agreement in over a decade.

The ETFO had approved a central agreement for the negotiations in December of 2023. The agreement said that compensation (salary and daily OT rate) would be settled by mandatory arbitration. The hearing was held on April 17, and the decision was issued today.

ETFO secures largest pay raise in over a decade with 11.25 per cent increase

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