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title: "TDSB teachers hold walk-in protest over class sizes, with a strike vote set for November 9"
description: "Teachers at more than 300 Toronto District School Board schools held a walk-in protest on November 4, 2026, over class sizes and funding. A strike vote for more than 10,000 elementary teachers runs November 9 to 18."
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last_updated: "2026-11-05T13:42:09.888Z"
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Teachers at more than 300 Toronto District School Board schools held a walk-in protest at the start of the school day on November 4, 2026, to call attention to rising class sizes and what organizers described as inadequate education funding, TorontoToday reported. The Toronto Star reported on a rally at Market Lane Jr. and Sr. Public School in the east end, where parents and educators gathered as part of the same day of action.

The protest was organized by the Toronto Education Advocacy Network (TEAN) and the Elementary Teachers of Toronto (ETT), the union that represents more than 10,000 elementary teachers in the TDSB.

## What teachers are saying

ETT president Nigel Barriffe named two issues to TorontoToday: class sizes and resources for students with special needs. Some TDSB kindergarten classes have reached 30 students, he said, above the provincial legal limit of 29.

TDSB elementary teachers have been working under an expired contract since August 31, 2026. A strike vote for ETT members is scheduled to run November 9 to 18, TorontoToday reported. A strike vote authorizes union leadership to call a strike but does not mean one has been called.

## The funding picture

Ontario's Ministry of Education told TorontoToday it is providing $30.6 billion in core education funding for 2026 to 2027. The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives calculated in a separate analysis that Ontario schools have been underfunded by $6.5 billion since 2018, TorontoToday also reported.

## What parents can do

Parents who want to follow the contract dispute can track the ETT strike vote, which runs November 9 to 18. If ETT members approve strike action and union leadership calls a strike, schools in the TDSB could close with little notice. Parents can raise class size and special needs concerns at their own school's council meetings. The next meeting of the Toronto District School Board is listed on the board's website at tdsb.on.ca.

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