Ontario Government Reaches Tentative Deal With Ontario Council of Educational Workers

Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education for Ontario makes an announcement on preparations underway for the return to in-person learning during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Jan. 12, 2022. The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette

The Ontario government has reached a tentative deal with school staff represented by the Ontario Council of Educational Workers.

OCEW issued a statement saying the deal was reached after multiple days of negotiations between the bargaining council, the Council of Trustees’ Association and the province.