Overview

• More than 40,000 teachers are set to strike on Oct. 6, and Premier Danielle Smith urged the Alberta Teachers’ Association to cancel the action and return to bargaining.
• Families who switch to home education during the strike will be unenrolled from their current school and may not regain the same seat afterward, though school authorities must place returning resident students within the division.
• The province will temporarily lift the 10‑credit cap on non‑primary distance education for grades 10–12 and allow students to enroll in independent distance‑learning courses during the disruption.
• Parents of students aged 12 and under will receive $30 per day retroactive to Oct. 6, with e‑transfers beginning Oct. 31, and out‑of‑school care funding will rise after five consecutive strike days, up to $644 in October for lower‑income families.
• Additional steps include a free online learning toolkit and free admission for those 18 and under at provincial museums and heritage sites for the duration of the strike.