The Canadian Teachers' Federation (CTF; ) is a bilingual
not-for-profit organization
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and a national alliance of provincial and territorial teacher organizations representing more than 365,000 elementary and secondary school teachers throughout Canada. The CTF is affiliated with
Education International
Education International (EI) is a global union federation (GUF) of teachers' trade unions consisting of 383 member organizations in 178 countries and territories that represents over 32 million education teachers and education support personnel fr ...
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History
Harry Charlesworth was the first president of the CTF, serving from 1920 to 1922.
Public activity
The CTF advocates for various social justice and equity topics.
In July 2018, at a two-day Canadian Forum on Public Education in
Edmonton
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, the CTF director of research and professional learning spoke about the increase in classroom violence.
In 2014, the CTF created a
work–life balance
In the intersection of Employment, work and personal life, the work–life balance is the equilibrium between the two. There are many aspects of one's personal life that can intersect with work, including family, leisure, and health. A work–lif ...
survey, engaging secondary and elementary teachers on issues of stress and imbalance, as well as possible ways to create improvements in this balance. The report brought forward several results, including the fact that many teachers felt a strong tension between work responsibilities, as well as duties and responsibilities outside of the work environment.
Members
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Alberta Teachers' Association
The Alberta Teachers' Association (ATA) is the professional association for the teachers of Alberta
Alberta is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three Canadian Prairie ...
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Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens
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British Columbia Teachers' Federation
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Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario
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Manitoba Teachers' Society
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New Brunswick Teachers' Association
* Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers' Association
* Northwest Territories Teachers' Association
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Nova Scotia Teachers Union
* Nunavut Teachers' Association
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Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association
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Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation
* Prince Edward Island Teachers' Federation
* Quebec Provincial Association of Teachers
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Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation
* Yukon Association of Education Professionals
Associate members
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New Brunswick Teachers' Federation
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Ontario Teachers' Federation
* Syndicat des enseignantes et enseignants du programme francophone de la Colombie-Britannique (local 93 of the British Columbia Teachers' Federation)
References
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{{Primary and secondary school teachers' unions in Canada
Trade unions established in 1920
Educational organizations based in Ontario
Education trade unions
1920 establishments in Canada
Trade unions in Canada