Where We Stand

Catholic teachers believe in the common good.

We believe our society will be made healthier and more cohesive when all Ontarians have opportunities to develop their potential, contribute to their communities, and provide for themselves and their families. We advocate for policies and programs that will protect and enable people throughout their lives, such as quality early childhood education and care, job-training programs for youth, and predictable and adequate retirement incomes. 

We are also active beyond our borders, supporting development and education programs around the world. 

Read more about where we stand on various issues:

• Pre-budget Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs (2024)
• Pre-budget Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs (2023)
• Pre-budget Brief to the Ministry of Finance (2022)
• OECTA Submission on Bill 254, Protecting Ontario Elections Act 2021 to the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly (2021)
• Pre-budget Brief to the Ministry of Finance (2021)
• OECTA Submission to the Ministry of Finance for the Fall 2020 Budget Consultation
• OECTA Response to Policy/Program Memorandum 164: Requirements for Remote Learning
• OECTA Submission on Professional Development and Training for the 2020-21 School Year (2020)
• OECTA Submission on the Ontario Government’s Plan to Reopen Schools (2020)
• OECTA Submission to the Ontario Poverty Reduction Strategy Consultation (2020)
• OECTA Submission to the Ontario Human Rights Commission Right to Read Inquiry (2020)
• Pre-Budget Brief : Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs (2020)
• Bill 124, Protecting a Sustainable Public Sector for Future Generations Act, 2019
• Bill 48, the Safe and Supportive Classrooms Act
• Submission to the Ministry of Education on Fair Hiring Practices
• Submission to the Ministry of Education on Class Size and Full-Day Kindergarten
• Pre-Budget Brief : Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs (2019)
• OECTA Response to the Ontario College of Teachers Review (2019)
• Lessons for Life (2018)