Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association

We teach in classrooms from Kindergarten to Grade 12 in publicly funded English Catholic schools, with almost 45,000 teachers working across the province. We are passionate about our work and care deeply about the quality of education in this province.

We take a values-based approach to education, incorporating important lessons – like empathy, resilience and respect – into every subject we teach. We are proud that our students consistently become active and engaged members of society in Ontario and beyond.

As an association, we advocate for the welfare of teachers and our students, promote the principles of Catholic education and the strength of Ontario’s publicly funded Catholic education system, and support efforts to achieve social and economic justice.

We are a representative organization. Engaging with Catholic teachers, and acting on their behalf, is at the heart of what we do.

Our key areas of support are:

• Collective bargaining and contract management
• Member counselling and legal support
• Lobbying, advocacy, and public relations
• Professional development and leadership training

The objectives of our Association, as outlined in our Constitution, are to:

• Promote the principles of Catholic education
• Develop a greater understanding among parents, teachers, and students
• Work for the moral, intellectual, religious, and professional growth or our members
• Improve the status of the teaching profession in Ontario
• Secure for teachers a leading role in education
• Co-operate with other teacher organizations in improving the standards of education
• Defend and promote the constitutional rights of the Catholic school system in Ontario and the fair and equitable funding for all publicly funded school boards
• Represent members in all matters related to collective bargaining
• Promote the protection of members under the Ontario Human Rights Code