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21 April 2020 
Canada: Education community mourns death of teacher during a deadly mass shooting
NewsNineteen people were killed in a shooting rampage in Nova Scotia, a maritime province in Eastern Canada. Along with its member organisation, the Canadian Teachers’ Federation, Education International mourns the many lives lost in a shooting rampage in Nova Scotia, including a teacher and the wife of another teacher.
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6 April 2020 
Canada: Education union calls for more time for public-sector collective-agreement negotiations
NewsIn Canada, an education union in Quebec is blaming the government for taking advantage of the COVID-19 crisis to impose a renewal of collective agreements for the entire public sector.
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11 February 2020 
Canada: Educators strike against cuts in education and for collective bargaining
NewsRotating strikes by teachers and education workers are set to continue this week in Canada’s Ontario province. The strike started on 6 February, with negotiations between educators and the province’s government over funding and collective bargaining stalled.
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16 May 2019 
Understanding the invisible workforce: Education support personnel’s roles, needs and the challenges they face
ResearchEducation Support Personnel (ESP) play a vital role in promoting quality education, fostering a safe and positive learning environment for all students, and ensuring that schools and educational institutions function effectively. ESP cover a wide range of people working in the education sector, and despite being an essential part of...
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28 February 2019 
Constructing teachers’ professional identities
Philippa Cordingley, Bart Crisp, Paige Johns, Thomas Perry, Carol Campbell, Miranda Bell and Megan Bradbury.
ResearchThis study aims at examining how teachers’ professional identities are constructed in seven contrasting education systems. The jurisdictions - Berlin, Chile, Kenya, Ontario, Scotland, Singapore and Sweden - were selected to achieve an economic and geographical balance and a range of contexts in relation to educational performance and teacher supply...
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3 December 2018 
Inclusive education in Canada: Steps taken and the long road ahead, by Dr. Sherri Brown
Worlds of EducationWe are already fully into the snow and cold of winter here in Ottawa, Canada, and the snow is blowing outside as I apply layer onto layer of clothing onto my wiggling 8-year-old son. As I drop him off at school, his educational assistant takes in a gasp of cold...
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Cooperation Projects
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2026 Regional Workshop on Trade Unionism and Gender, for Young Union Leaders
Training for young and potential trade unionists in matters of trade unionism and gender education. The training workshop will span four days, with two day focused on trade union education and two days devoted to education on gender matters, to be conducted by the status of Women Committee of the...
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2026 Bursaries for Women Teachers
A one-time bursary will be offered throughout the Caribbean Union of Teachers' Units to women teachers who are pursuing studies and who can benefit from financial assistance, i.e., qualified women teachers who are concurrently studying or who are on study leave.
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2026 Teaching Together Program
Teaching Together is a annual joint endeavour of the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF/FCE) and its Member and Associate Organizations to support partners as they co-plan and co-deliver professional development workshops for local teachers. It involves over 50 Canadian teacher volunteers each year. Currently programs are offered in Africa and the...
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Canadian Teachers' Federation/Fédération canadienne des enseignantes et des enseignants
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Fédération du personnel professionnel des universités et de la recherche
FPPU
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Fédération Nationale des Enseignantes et Enseignants du Québec
FNEEQ-CSN
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Fédération québécoise des professeures et professeurs d'université
FQPPU
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Canadian Association of University Teachers
CAUT/ACPPU
2705 Queensview DriveOttawa, Ontario K2B 8K2tel: +1 (613) 820.22.70fax: +1 (613) 820.72.44 -
Centrale des syndicats du Québec
CSQ
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Canadian Teachers' Federation/Fédération canadienne des enseignantes et des enseignants
CTF/FCE
300 Sparks Street, suite 200K1R 7S3 Ottawa, Ontariotel: +1 (613) 232.15.05fax: +1 (613) 232.18.86