2025 Alberta teachers' strike

2025 Alberta teachers' strike
2025 Alberta teachers' strike
	Strikers rallying at the Alberta Legislature Building
Date	October 6, 2025 – October 29, 2025; (23 days)
Location	Alberta, Canada
Caused by	Disagreements over the terms of a new labour contract
Goals	Increased pay, class-size reduction, and additional employee benefits
Resulted in	Alberta's teachers ordered back to work by the Government of Alberta using the Back to School Act and the notwithstanding clause; Alberta's teachers unable to enact strike action until August 31, 2028; Threats of a general strike by the Alberta Federation of Labour (no result);
Parties
Alberta Teachers' Association	Government of Alberta Alberta Ministry of Education;
Lead figures
	Jason Schilling Danielle Smith; Demetrios Nicolaides; Nate Horner;
Units involved
	51,000 teachers United Conservative Party caucus

The 2025 Alberta teachers' strike was a public education teachers' strike and labour dispute that took place across Alberta, Canada, and affected the province's education system, resulting in a suspension of classes from October 6, 2025, to October 29, 2025. It was ended after the Notwithstanding Clause was invoked.

The strike, organized by the Alberta Teachers' Association (ATA), was the result of multiple disagreements with the Government of Alberta over the terms of a new labour contract.

The strike was announced on September 29, 2025, after an offer by the government was declined. The strike began on October 6, 2025, with 51,000 teachers on strike. Due to the strike, all public education classes were cancelled, impacting 730,000 students, and 2,500 public, separate, and francophone schools.