AECEO Association of Early Childhood Educators 

Ontario

AEFO 

l’Association des enseignantes et des 
enseignants franco-ontariens

ALP 

Annual Learning Plan

AQ 

Additional Qualification

ASCD 

Association for Supervision and Curriculum 
Development

CAS 

Children’s Aid Society

CBC 

Collective Bargaining Committee

CEA 

Canadian Education Association

CEC 

Council for Exceptional Children

CFSA 

Child and Family Services Act

CLC 

Canadian Labour Congress

COQ 

Certificate of Qualification

CPP 

Canada Pension Plan

CSBA 

Canadian School Boards’ Association

CSC 

Curriculum Services Canada

CTF 

Canadian Teachers’ Federation

CUPE 

Canadian Union of Public Employees

DECE 

Designated Early Childhood Educator

DSB 

District School Board

EA 

Education Act

EA 

Educational Assistant

EAP 

Employee Assistance Program

ECE 

Early Childhood Educator

EI 

Education International

EI 

Employment Insurance

ELP 

Early Learning Program

ELL 

English Language Learner (formerly ESD)

EQAO 

Education Quality and Accountability Office

ESP 

Education Support Personnel

ETFO 

Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario

FI 

French Immersion

FSL 

French as a Second Language

FNMI 

First Nations, Métis and Inuit

FTE 

Full-time Equivalent

IEP 

Individual Education Plan

IPs 

Individual Plans (for students with 
anaphylactic allergies)

IPRC 

Identification, Placement, and Review 
Committee

LEAF 

Legal Education and Action Fund

LGBTQ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, 

Questioning or Queer.

LNS 

Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat

LTD 

Long Term Disability

LTO 

Long Term Occasional

MOE 

Ministry of Education 

NEA 

National Education Association

NTIP 

New Teacher Induction Program

OCBCC Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care
OCT 

Ontario College of Teachers

OECTA Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association
OFHSA Ontario Federation of Home and School 

Associations

OFL 

Ontario Federation of Labour

OHRC 

Ontario Human Rights Commission

OPC 

Ontario Principals’ Council

OPSBA Ontario Public School Boards’ Association
OPSEU Ontario Public Service Employees’ Union
OSR 

Ontario Student Record

OSSTF Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ 

Federation

OT 

Occasional Teacher

OTF 

Ontario Teachers’ Federation

OTIP 

Ontario Teachers’ Insurance Plan

OTPP 

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan

PAR 

Position of added responsibility

PLC 

Professional Learning Community

PQP 

Principal’s Qualification Program

PRS 

Professional Relations Services

PSP 

Professional Support Personnel

PTR 

Pupil Teacher Ratio

QECO 

Qualifications Evaluation Council of Ontario

ROE 

Record of Employment

RTO 

Retired Teachers of Ontario

RTW 

Return to Work

SEB 

Supplementary Employment Benefits

SO 

Supervisory Officer

SOE 

Superintendent of Education

TPA 

Teacher Performance Appraisal

TVO 

Television Ontario

WHMIS Workplace Hazardous Materials Information 

System

WSIB 

Workplace Safety and Insurance Board

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