Recent Changes

The regulation governing the election process has changed. Recent amendments will make voting easier. Some rules for nomination have also changed.

Voting will be easier in the 2018 Council election because OCTs will:

• receive a streamlined ballot to vote for candidates in the school systems where they work;
• be able to cast up to four votes (instead of the nine from previous years) including:
• two regional positions based on where you live
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• one additional category position (if applicable);
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• up to two system positions (reflecting English public, English Roman Catholic, French public and French Roman Catholic school systems) depending on the system in which you work.

If you are unemployed or not employed in education, you will continue to receive ballots for the two regional positions based on where you live.

Rules for nomination have also been amended:

• All Provincial Schools Authorities are now recognized as eligible employers.

• Former Ontario College of Teachers employees can seek election to Council provided their employment has ended at least 12 months before the Council term starts on July 1, 2018.

• A College member who previously served on Council is eligible to run if at least three years have elapsed since they last served on Council.

• A current Council member is eligible to run if they will be eligible to serve the entire term of the next Council without exceeding the maximum consecutive service allowed under the College’s Act.