About QPAT
qpat-logo-contactpageQPAT is the organization which represents approximately 8,000 teachers in the English school boards of Quebec as well as the teachers in the English schools of the Littoral School Board. Our mission is to promote and develop the professional, social, and economic interests of teachers.

Founded in 1864, QPAT is Canada’s oldest teaching association. Over the years, teachers have gone from having poor working conditions to having negotiated the many benefits enjoyed by members of the teaching profession today.

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Here are some of the services provided by QPAT:


  • Creating publications such as the Liaison, a regular bulletin for all members that describes what is happening within QPAT and teaching in English public schools.
  • Organizing the annual teachers’ convention which takes place in the fall in Montreal. The entrance fee is included in the union dues of teachers working in the Anglophone public sector of Quebec. There are all-day pre-convention workshops as well as shorter workshops which cover a wide range of interests. The Thursday evening of convention always wraps up with a social event.
  • Working in close partnership with the Fédération des syndicats de l’enseignement (FSE) and the Centrale des syndicats du Québec (CSQ) to negotiate the key components of your working conditions in a provincial agreement.
  • Representing teachers’ views on pedagogical dossiers to the ministère de l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sports (MELS) and the Quebec English School Boards’ Association (QESBA) as well as representing teachers at the MELS. This includes preparing briefs and having internal debates regarding our position.
  • Assisting local unions (see page 17) in supporting their members. This includes grievances and the costs related to arbitration, as well as parental rights including preventative leaves, salary insurance during pregnancy, extensions of parental leaves, and adoption.
  • Negotiating insurance contracts and advising members approaching retirement.
  • Providing professional development opportunities and resources including sustainability education and Brundtland Green Establishments(BGE) / Établissements verts Brundtland (EVB).
  • Partnering with the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF) to collaborate with other provinces throughout the country. QPAT works with teachers all over the world by contributing to Project Overseas, which gives professional assistance to fellow teachers in developing countries. We believe in supporting the teaching profession movement worldwide.

What is the difference between your local union and the provincial association?


Once you are employed by a school board, you will automatically become a member of a local union. If you have any questions, this is thefirst place to call.

Your local union is one of ten local unions affiliated with QPAT, the provincial association. Every local union is represented at the QPAT Board of Directors and takes part in the decision-making process of provincial issues.