The Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation came to the collective agreement with the province and school boards on April 20.

The Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario says 97 per cent of its teacher members voted in favour of the three-year deal.

'We will do whatever it takes to keep our students safe,' Education Minister Stephen Lecce said in a statement. 

The Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation (OSSTF) was the last of the four provincial unions to reach a new contract with the Doug Ford government.

Teachers and educators have tried to make the transition as smooth as possible, but it can still be heavy lifting for some. Many parents are also adjusting to working from home while balancing other duties.

Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association president Liz Stuart says it was a particularly difficult round of negotiations as the Ontario government sought to implement what she called "significant cuts" to publicly funded education.

As school-aged children prepare for online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers and parents say it'll be an imperfect process as they figure out how to work with each family's needs.

Students across Ontario began online learning Monday, more than three weeks after COVID-19 shuttered schools in the name of physical distancing.

The workers involved include educational assistants, designated early childhood educators and clerical workers.

The Ontario government is attempting to close an ugly round of bargaining as it restarts talks with the only remaining teachers' union without a contract, and an expert says the COVID-19 pandemic may create a path to labour peace.