Columbia invitation; OCT Fees; NTIP evaluations; OMERS pensions; Education in the Ontario Budget; Retirement workshop.

 

Did you miss the Columbia Sportsewar Outlet invitation in last week's Wednesday Blog? 

Details are further down in this week's edition.  

Vailid from March 24/23 to April 16/23

1) TVOT members must pay their annual Ontario College of Teacher's (OCT) fees by April 15th to remain in good standing. Those in LTOs on January 1/23 will have had their fee deducted as verified on their TVDSB pay stub in the Employee Portal.  To pay your fees online click https://www.oct.ca/members/college-fees . Those who do not pay will have their salary adjusted to non-certified pay and must pay an additional $130 penalty to OCT for re-instatement.

2) LTOs in NTIP are exempt from the Evaluation Process as it applies only to permanent Teachers. You can find out more at https://www.ontario.ca/page/new-teacher-induction-program

3) Newly certified Occasional Teachers who previously worked as UOTEs will have paid into the Ontario Municipal Employess Retirement System (OMERS) pension plan during that time. There is an opportunity to transfer these contributions  to the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. For more information on this process and the deadlines to apply for such a transrer, click on https://docs.otpp.com/PensionTransfers_FS.pdf

Planning for retirement when it’s ten years, five years, and one year away

Planning for retirement but don’t know where to start? You’re not alone. Here are some action items you can take as your retirement date draws closer.

Read more at www.otip.com/article160.

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National Indigenous Languages Day is March 31st

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Listen to labour lawyer Steven Barrett (Goldblatt Partners), Larry Savage (Chair of the Department of Labour Studies at Brock University) and community organizer Deena Ladd, as they discuss how workers can push for better working conditions, even under a majority Conservative government.