The Formation of Districts

The first Senate Meeting of The Superannuated Teachers of Ontario (STO) met in March 1968. Representatives of the five affiliates of the Ontario Teachers’ Federation were the voting delegates. An Extension Committee organized STO into geographic Areas across the province. The committee based the areas on the provincial county board system. On December 4, 1968, the Areas set were:

Area 1 / Fort William * Area 2 / Sault Ste. Marie * Area 3 / North BayArea * Area 4 / Windsor

Area 5 / Waterloo * Area 6 / St. Catharines * Area 7 / Dufferin, Peel, Malton, Simcoe

Area 8 / Toronto Area * Area 9 / Peterborough * Area 10 / Ottawa

STO reorganized into Districts in 1972 and made the necessary changes to the Constitution with some adjustments made to the composition of districts in 1973. Voting delegates named by districts attended the first Senate meeting in May 1974.

City of Toronto Districts

City of Toronto Districts map

• RTOERO history: https://rtoero.ca/about/history/
• Celebrating RTOERO District 23, North York’s 50th Anniversary in 2023 – prepared by Elisa Arciero: Slide Show
• Looking Back on 50 Years of Accomplishments of RTOERO District 23, North York – prepared by George Meek, October 2023: Transcript