Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Financial Help during Covid; ETFO Conferences; ETFO Membership Cards

Financial Help During Covid?

If you are suffering financially because of the Covid restrictions, and trying to sort out if you are eligible for Federal financial support, the government has developed a checklist to assist you. Click the Checklist for Benefits to see if you qualify.

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ETFO Provincial Conferences 

French as a Second Language/FSL Conference: Participate with colleagues from across the province on February 22nd, to deepen your understanding of the integration of technology applications as learning tools in your classroom. Deadline to apply is Friday, January 22, 2021. For more information, click FSL Conference .

Financial Health and Wellness for Women: On February 17th, members will be able to engage in workshops on topics such as dealing with debt, your Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan/OTPP and planning for a financially secure future. The deadline to apply is January 29th and more details are available at Financial Health and Wellness for Women

Allyship: Shifting Paradigms - a Women's Programme: This workshop on March 11th will explore concepts such as identity and positionality, privilege and marganilization, intersectional identities and allyship. Registration closes at noon on January 25th and more information is available at Allyship .

Annual Leaderhip Symposium for FNMI Women Members - The Importance of Agreements: Treaties and Collective Bargaining: Registration closes for this opportunity for 34 female FNMI members to participate in these sessions focussing on agreements. The symposium will be held on March 3 - 4 so go to FNMI Leadership Symposium for Women for more information.

Information on workshops such as these, as well as info on your ETFO Employee Life and Health Trust/ELHT benefits, registration for the ETFO e-newsletter (for up to date Covid FAQs) and much more can be found by exploring the Provincial ETFO Home page at www.etfo.ca


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ETFO ID Card validation sticker 
Just a reminder to members not to throw out the latest issue of ETFO's Voice magazine before taking out this year's validation sticker. As well as identifying you as an ETFO member, this card entitles members to discounts from CAA, Dulux Paints, Goodlife Fitness, rental cars, Hakim Optical, SoftMoc, Roots, the Brick and countless other providers. 
To get your card or to replace a lost card, phone ETFO Member Records at 1-888-838-3936 during regular business hours and to check out all of the Edvantage discounts go to www.edvantage.ca .