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Alberta Teachers’ Strike Set to Begin Today as Boards Suspend Classes

The union seeks class-size caps with larger hiring commitments after voting down a 12% raise over four years.

A rally in support of teachers on the cusp of a province-wide teachers' strike in Alberta drew thousands to the Alberta legislature grounds Sunday morning. Photo by David Bloom/Postmedia
Hundreds of students walked out of classrooms on Monday, September 22, 2025 to rally at the Alberta Legislature as a teachers strike looms.
Costs are adding up quickly for Canadians.
Western Canada High School students in Calgary head out on their lunch break on Wednesday, September 10, 2025. The Alberta Teachers Association announced Wednesday that more than 40,000 Alberta public school teachers plan to strike on Oct. 6 unless a settlement is reached through bargaining. Gavin Young/Postmedia

Overview

  • Classes are paused at roughly 2,500 public, separate and francophone schools, affecting more than 700,000 students, as the walkout is slated to start Monday.
  • About 51,000 Alberta Teachers’ Association members rejected a provincial offer that included a 12% wage increase over four years and a pledge to hire 3,000 teachers.
  • The union says at least 5,000 new instructors are needed with enforceable class-size caps, a demand the province rejects citing space limits and a plan to fund 130 new schools.
  • Premier Danielle Smith urged teachers to call off the strike, saying the sides are not far apart, while weekend exploratory talks produced no announced agreement.
  • The government activated supports including an online home curriculum, $30-per-day payments for children 12 and under, added childcare subsidies, eased distance-learning limits for high schoolers, and partial reimbursement for home education.