British Columbia:
Expired:June 30, 2025, in current negotiations
- Salaries range from lowest starting in all divisions around 59k to the high paid division at 120k (https://www.bctf.ca/topics/services-information/collective-agreements-and-salary/view-salary-grids)
- I couldn't find instructional limits specific to staff, but these are the student instructional hours.
- 853 hours for students in kindergarten
- 878 hours for students in grades 1 to 7
- 952 hours of instruction for students in grades 8 to 12.
For analysis purposes looking specifically at SD#8 Kootenay Lakes as they are in the mid-range salary wise. (https://www.bctf.ca/docs/default-source/services-guidance/local-collective-agreements/sd8---kootenay-lake-ca.pdf?sfvrsn=e5d71c86_3)
A 4-Year BEd falls into Cat 4
Class Caps
- K-3: 22
- 4-7: 27
- 8-12 (shop, beginner band, labs): 24
- English and Social Studies: 26
- All other classes: 28
- No intermediate or secondary class to exceed 30 students.
- If students with special needs are integrated, classes need to be reviewed to ensure reasonable teacher workloads
Complexity Clauses
- IEPs are not the sole responsibility of teachers. They are collaborative with district supports, and school based teams
- Schools should aim to limit the number of special needs students integrated into a class on the following guidelines
- (a)Two (2) Low Incidence - High Cost students, or
- (b) Four (4) High Incidence - Low Cost students, or
- (c) One (1) Low Incidence - High Cost student and two (2) High Incidence - Low cost students.
- teacher assistants shall be provided for students who exhibit violent behaviour and/or who present a danger to themselves and/or to others, including staff (based on funding, however cannot be unreasonably denied)
- Training and ongoing supports for teachers with students who have special needs
- Resources and additional release time for classroom assessment and consultation
Other notables
- Paid twice a month
- 100 minutes per 6 day cycle of prep time for elementary teachers (this is a local provision, provincial shows 120 minutes per 6 day cycle)
- 10%-12.5% instructional time of prep time for secondary
- 176 days of instruction 186 Days total
- No lunch supervision
- Beginning teaching Clauses to ensure they are not responsible for the most demanding classes and have a reasonable amount of course preparations
- Up to 5 days paid leave for preparation if division directs a transfer
- Meeting on or before May 30th to discuss proposed timetables and teacher assignments
- Confirmed timetables provided in writing no later than June 15
- 100% salary for week 1 of maternity leave. Once ei claimed top-up for 15 weeks
- 15 days of sick leave, but can accumulate unused portions (no maximum for accumulation)
Manitoba
Expires June 30, 2026
Teacher work days: 196
Harmonized salary grid effective July 2026
Class 4 is a 4-year BEd https://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/profcert/salarycl.html
- additional funds for Indigenous language proficiency
- isolation pay for remote communities
- Schools close during inclement weather, no deduction to salary
- 1 year leave paid up to $20k (available after 10 years, inclusive of previous leaves of absence/maternity)
- 210 minutes of prep time every 6 day cycle
- Instructional days are 5.5 hours
- 55 consecutive-minute lunch break between 11-2
- Paid leave of absence (half day) for every 25 hours of extracurricular volunteering up to 150 hour (3 days)
- Compensatory time the following school year for attending division directed PD in the summer
- Wage top-up of up to 135 days for taking both maternity and parental leave, plus 1 week at 100% for the waiting period
- Mat leave Benefits are available for any teachers who have worked seven consecutive months
- 2 days personal leave
- 200-220 Instructional days based on minister
Ontario Secondary
Expires August 31, 2026
Teacher work days: 194 Work days
Using the collective agreement from Near North School Division
CAT 2 is a 4 year degree
- Paid biweekly
- No more than 3 different classes to prepare per semester, nor more than 6 classes to prepare full year. A course taught in both semesters is counted as two preparations
- Guaranteed prep block equal to the time of one credit course over the course of the year
- 40 consecutive minute lunch between 11-130
- Full time teachers assigned core responsibility for 6/8 periods or equivalent
- Teachers teaching 6/8 will not be assigned to teach more than 3 periods per semester
- Schools on a full two day cycle (full year), teachers cannot have more than 3 classes to teach a day.
- Teachers can be assigned from time to time for coverage or supervision for no more than 27 half periods over the course of the full year
- If preparation time is used, they must be provided with other time for preparation
- If the 27 half periods is exceeded, the excess will be deducted to a maximum of 5 the following year.
- Coverage and supervision is to be equitably assigned on a rotating basis
- 5 miscellaneous leave days with pay for specific absences (such as moving, attending a child's graduation, a funeral, child's appointments) 2 of the 5 days can be used for other reasons that what is listed in the document.
- Supplemental Employee Benefits
- Covers the gap between EI and teacher wages
- Maternity leave SEB tops-up to 100% for the first 8 weeks after birth. Once that has been reached, it then tops-up to 95% for an additional 15 weeks
- Given credit for teaching time while on maternity leave
Ontario Elementary
Teacher workloads days: 194
Expires August 31, 2026
Information based on Elementary Teachers of Toronto collective agreement
Based on QECO categories a 4 year BEd degree places you at Cat A2
- Teachers with a specialist certificate in special education can receive the Special Education Allowance (1807.76/year) if the credits were not previously used to increase category placement
- Same leave top-up as Ontario Secondary
- Mandatory Violence Prevention Health and Safety training
- Class sizes will consider workload related to IEPs
- Same miscellaneous leave days as Ontario Secondary
- 40-minute uninterrupted lunch break
- 480 minutes of prep time every 10-day cycle
- 300 minutes of instruction per day (1500 minutes a week)
- 80 minutes of supervision per 5 day instructional week
- Staff meetings capped at 75 minutes no more than once a month
- Provided with 2 days a year for writing report cards
Class sizes
Junior/senior kindergarten 20 (+/- 5)
Primary (grades 1-3) 23 (+/-6)
Junior (Grade 4-6) 26 (+/- 6)
Intermediate (Grade 7-8) 30 (+/- 6)
Quebec
Expires 2028
Teacher work days: 200
Quebec English Language Boards Collective Agreement
A 4 year BEd with no experience starts at level 3 based on what I was able to locate, but it is important to note that Quebec's grid allows all teachers to reach the maximum salary with years of experience
It can be accelerated with further education however. Quebec New Teachers Handbook
- Mat leaves are primarily covered through the provincial program QPIP
- 8 days paid leave that can be used for funerals, weddings, baptisms, ordination, or handling “Acts of God”
- 10 days paid leave for family needs
- 155 days taught increases years of experience
- Additional pay when required to cover another class
Class Size Caps
Regular Groups
- Grade 1: Avg. 20 Max 22
- Grade 2: Avg. 22 Max 24
- Grades 3-6: Avg. 24 Max 26
- Grades 1-6 in economically disadvantaged areas: Avg. 18 Max 20
- Grade 7: Avg. 26 Max 28
- Grade 8: Avg. 27 Max 29
- Grades 9-11 Avg 30 Max 32
- Grades 9-11 Technical or Vocational Avg. 20 Max 23
** there are also parameters set for special needs classes
- Minimum of 25% of pedagogical days teachers shall determine the location
- 20% of days teachers will determine the content
- Regular work week is Monday-Friday, averaging 32 hours at school (1280 hours)
- Teachers must be physically present in the school for an average of 30 hours per week (1200 hours)
Assignable Time
- Preschool and elementary
- 23 hours of workload per week (828 hours/year) for
- 9 hours a week (452 hours/year) for other teacher duties
- Average teaching time for presentation of courses and lessons, as well as supervising student activities is 20 hours 30 minutes per week
- Secondary Teachers
- 20 hours per week (720 hours a year) for workload
- 12 hours per week (580 hours a year) for other duties
- Average teaching time: 17 hours 5 minutes per week
Stipulations for assignable time
- 5 hours a week (200 hours per year) teachers can decide how to utilize the time based on the following teacher duties from clause 8-2.01 and can be carried out during any part of the meal period that exceeds 55 minutes:
- To prepare and present courses and provide developmental and cognitive learning activities within the guidelines of the authorized programs;
- to work together with the other teachers and the personnel of the school in order to take the appropriate measures to meet the individual needs of students;
- To organize and supervise student activities;
- To organize and supervise workplace internships;
- To be responsible for providing support (encadrement);
- to be responsible for providing remediation;
- to supervise the students for whom he or she is responsible as well as other students in his or her presence;
- to evaluate the performance and progress of students for whom he or she is responsible and to report on them to the school administration and to parents according to the system in effect;
- to monitor the late arrivals and absences of his or her students and to report them to the school administration according to the system in effect;
- to participate in meetings relating to his or her work;
- to perform other duties usually assigned to teaching personnel.
- These 200 hours also include 10 group (staff)meetings and the first three meetings with parents.
- 2 hours per week (80 hours per year) the teacher can determine the location
- Elementary teachers are entitled to one hour per week not entered in their schedule for support
- Any additional assigned work will provide additional compensation