Letters, Submissions and Statements

Periodically, we issue public statements and send letters or submissions to our stakeholder partners, government or outside agencies on issues of importance to our Members.

Response to Statement by the Minister of Education – December 3, 2025
Bill 33 Passes with No Public Hearing Process – November 19, 2025
Statement – Bill 33 Requires Review – October 27, 2025
Statement – Arbitration Decision Concerning Assignment to Home – September 10, 2025
Statement – Response to the OHRC Report – Dreams Delayed – April 2, 2025
Joint Statement on Publicly Funded Education in Ontario – February 19, 2025
OPC Position Paper – 2025 Provincial Election – January 31, 2025
Statement – Boiling Point: Principals struggle to sustain Ontario schools – July 4, 2024
Statement – John Fisher Public School – June 28, 2024
Letter to PCODE Re: Report Cards – May 28, 2024
Letter to Minister Lecce Re: Catholic Schools Tweet – May 16, 2024
Letter to Minister Lecce Re: P/VP Concerns – March 13, 2024
Letter to Premier Re: Pink Shirt Day – February 29, 2024
Letter to OTF Re: 50-day Re-employment Limit for Educators – February 15, 2024
Statement – Students, Gender Identity and Gender Expression – February 2, 2024
Letter to PCODE, OPSOA and OPSBA Re: Staff Shortages – January 26, 2024
Letter to PCODE Re: Supervision Schedules – January 24, 2024
Letter to OCT Re: Increase in Community Complaints – January 18, 2024
Email to Ministry of Education Re: Staff Shortages – November 3, 2023
Statement - Addressing Staff Shortages in Ontario Schools - November 2, 2023
P/VP Association Submission to 2024/25 GSNs – October 27, 2023
Letter to PCODE and OPSBA Re: Protests Against 2SLGBTQQIA+ Community – October 26, 2023
P/VP Association Submission to 2024/25 GSNs – October 26, 2023
Statement - Protests Against 2SLGBTQQIA+ Community - September 20, 2023
Statement - Back to School - September 5, 2023
Statement - Students, Gender Identity and Gender Expression - August 29, 2023
Letter to Minister Lecce Re: Safety Concerns for Principals and Vice-Principals - August 4, 2023
Letter to Minister Lecce Re: TDSB Investigation - August 4, 2023
Statement - Death of a Retired TDSB Principal - July 21, 2023
Statement - Pride Month - June 13, 2023
Letter to Premier and Minister Re: Staff Shortages - May 29, 2023
Submission - OPC Response to Bill 98 - May 16, 2023
Submission - Education Reform Recommendations - April 12, 2023
Statement - John Fisher Public School - March 8, 2023
Statement - Assignments to Home - January 18, 2023
Letter to Ministry of Labour Re: School Site Visits – January 13, 2023

2022
P/VP Association Submission to 2023/24 GSNs - November 17, 2022 Statement - Bill 28, Keeping Students in Class Act - November 3, 2022 Statement - OPC Announces New Executive Director - October 27, 2022 Letter to OTF Re: Amendment to 50-day Increase - September 9, 2022 Statement – Preparing for a New School Year - August 29, 2022 Statement - Robb Elementary, Texas - May 25, 2022 Statement - Masking in Schools - March 9, 2022 Statement - Ukraine Crisis - February 28, 2022 Statement - Return to School for January 17th - January 12, 2022 Statement - Return to School in 2022 - January 1, 2022
2021
Staff shortages poll results Summary for Minister (OPC CPCO ADFO) - December 2 2021 Letter to OTF Re Extension of 95-day Re-employment - November 29, 2021 Statement - Mandatory Vaccinations for Schools - August 13, 2021 Statement on the Discovery at the Former Marieval Indian Residential School - June 25, 2021 Statement - Outdoor Graduation Ceremonies - June 2, 2021 Statement - Potential Reopening of Schools - May 28, 2021 Learning Recovery Plan 2021-23 - May 3, 2021 Statement - George Floyd Court Case - April 21, 2021 Letter Premier and Dr. Williams Re: Vaccinations - April 6, 2021 Statement - Ontario Literacy Test - March 10, 2021 Letter to Minister Re: Return to In-class Learning - January 26, 2021
2020
Submission Regarding Bill 229, Protect, Support and Recover from COVID-19 Act - December 2, 2020 Letter to OTF: Amendments to the 50-day limit for retired educators - November 6, 2020 Statement - Compensation for Additional Summer Work - November 6, 2020 Statement - Revocation of Regulation 274 - October 15, 2020 Letter to Minister Re: Support - September 29, 2020 Statement on Reopening Schools - August 13, 2020 Statement on School Reopening in Ontario - July 31, 2020 Statement on Bill 197 - July 22, 2020 Statement on De-Streaming - July 10, 2020 Statement on Efforts to End Racism - June 2, 2020 Statement on Regulation 274 - February 24, 2020 Letter to Minister Re: OSSLT - February 10, 2020 Statement on Report Cards - January 24, 2020 Letter to Minister Re: Labour Issue - January 24, 2020 Letter to Minister Re: EQAO Work-to-Rule - January 7, 2020
2019
Letter to Minister Re: Labour Issues - December 17, 2019 Violent Incidents in Schools Position Paper - December 4, 2019 Letter to Minister Re: Violent Incidents Media Survey - November 18, 2019 Letter to Members re School Violence Incidents - November 2019 Statement in Advance of Possible CUPE Strike - October 3, 2019 Letter to Minister Re: TeachOn – September 3, 2019 Response to Revised HPE Curriculum – August 23, 2019 Letter to Minister Re: Education that Works for You announcements - April 17, 2019 Response to Minister's Statment on a Cell Phone Ban - March 12, 2019 Response to Minister's Statment re: ASD Funding - March 11, 2019 Letter to Minister Re: Funding Changes for ASD Services - March 1, 2019 Consultation on Hiring Practices – February 22, 2019 Response to News Conference re: Exclusions - January 30, 2019 Letter to the Editor Re: Exclusions - January 9, 2019