Lindsay, Bracebridge, and Minden, Ontario | (422 occasional teachers) and Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario
Click here to view the original collective agreement.
Renewal agreement: Agreement effective September 1, 2022, to August 31, 2026. Signed on November 5, 2024.
Wage adjustments: Annual increases:
Sept. 1, 2022: 3%
Sept. 1, 2023: 3%
Sept. 1, 2024: 2.8%
Sept. 1, 2025: 2.5%
Shift premium: N/A
Medical Benefits: Access to ETFO Employee Life and Health Trust benefits for eligible members; long-term and permanent occasional teachers covered.
Dental: Included in ETFO ELHT for eligible members.
Vision: Included in ETFO ELHT for eligible members.
Short-term disability: 11 sick days at 100% salary, 120 short-term leave and disability plan days at 90% salary (pro-rated for part-time), with top-up options.
Long-term disability: Employee-paid LTD required for permanent teachers.
Life insurance: Included in ETFO ELHT for eligible members.
Pension: N/A
Bereavement leave: Up to 5 paid days days for death of parent, spouse, or child; up to 3 paid days for death of sibling, parent-in-law, sibling-in-law, child-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, or fiancé. One paid day for death of aunt, uncle, grandparent-in-law, or close personal friend. Additional discretionary days for special circumstances.
Seniority – recall rights: N/A
Call-in pay: Full daily rate guaranteed if called in error or cancelled without 1.5 hours notice.
Probationary period: 40 school days.
Discipline: Disciplinary records reviewable for removal after two years.
Mileage: Paid for required and authorized travel on Board business.
Sample rates of pay:
Qualified short-term occasional teachers: Daily rate was $257.46, increasing in three steps to $289.52 on Sept. 1, 2025.
Unqualified short-term occasional teachers: Daily rate was $144.77, increasing in three steps to $147.04 on Sept. 1, 2025.
