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Canadian Teachers' Federation

{{Short description|Association of Canadian teachers' unions}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}

{{Infobox union

| name = Canadian Teachers' Federation

| location_country = Canada

| affiliation = Education International

| membership = 277,000

| membership_year = 2020

| abbreviation = CTF

| logo = Canadian Teachers' Federation Logo.svg

| logo_size = 200px

| native_name = Fédération canadienne des enseignantes et des enseignants

| image =

| founded = {{date and age|1920}}

| dissolved =

| merged =

| headquarters = Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

| leader_title = President

| leader_name = Heidi Yetman

| leader_title2 = Executive director

| leader_name2 = Cassandra Hallett

| website = {{official URL}}

}}

The Canadian Teachers' Federation (CTF; {{langx|fr|Fédération canadienne des enseignantes et des enseignants [FCE]|link=no}}) is a bilingual not-for-profit organization and a national alliance of provincial and territorial teacher organizations representing more than 365,000 elementary and secondary school teachers throughout Canada.{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.ctf-fce.ca/ |access-date=2023-08-29 |publisher=Canadian Teachers' Federation}} The CTF is affiliated with Education International.{{Cite web|url=https://ei-ie.org/en/members|title=Members|publisher=Education International|language=en|access-date=2020-01-09}}

History

Harry Charlesworth was the first president of the CTF, serving from 1920 to 1922.{{cite web |title=Harry Charlesworth |url=https://bctf.ca/history/rooms/BOU-builders.aspx?id=45865 |website=BC Teachers' Federation Online Museum |accessdate=16 January 2020}}

Public activity

The CTF advocates for various social justice and equity topics.{{cite journal |last1=Winzer |first1=M |last2=Mazurek |first2=K |title=Canadian Teachers' Associations and the Inclusive Movement for Students with Special Needs |journal=Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy |date=2011 |issue=116}}

In July 2018, at a two-day Canadian Forum on Public Education in Edmonton, the CTF director of research and professional learning spoke about the increase in classroom violence.{{Cite web|url=https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/violence-in-schools-on-increase-says-report-by-canadian-teachers-federation|title=Violence in schools on increase, says report by Canadian Teachers Federation|last=Alam|first=Hina|website=Edmonton Journal|language=en|access-date=2020-01-13}}

In 2014, the CTF created a work–life balance 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.{{Cite web|url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED546884|title=Work–Life Balance and the Canadian Teaching Profession|last=Froese-Germain|first=Bernie|website=Education Resources Information Center|language=en|access-date=2020-01-13}}

Members

= Associate members =

References

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External links

{{Portal|Organized labour}}

  • {{official website}}

{{Primary and secondary school teachers' unions in Canada}}

Category:Trade unions established in 1920

Category:Educational organizations based in Ontario

Category:Education trade unions

Category:1920 establishments in Canada

Category:Trade unions in Canada