Teacher Organizations in Canada

Physics and science teachers associations by province/ territory

(Please send updates to programs@cap.ca)

Alberta

Alberta section of the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)

ATASC: Alberta Teachers’ Association Science Council 

British Columbia

BCAPT: British Columbia Association of Physics Teachers  

  • Website: https://www.bcapt.ca/ 
  • Email (Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia): marina.milner-bolotin@ubc.ca 

BCScTA: BC Science Teachers’ Association 

Manitoba 

MAPT: Manitoba Association of Physics Teachers 

STAM: Science Teachers’ Association of Manitoba 

New Brunswick 

NBTA: New Brunswick Teachers’ Association (a general Teachers’ professional association in New Brunswick) 

(New Brunswick does not have a specific physics teachers association or a science teachers association.) 

Newfoundland & Labrador 

NLTA: Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers’ Association 

MSSIC: NLTA Math and Science Special Interest Council 

Nova Scotia 

AST: Association of Science Teachers (a professional association within the Nova Scotia Teachers’ Union) 

(Nova Scotia does not have a specific physics teachers association.) 

Ontario

OAPT: Ontario Association of Physics Teachers

STAO: Science Teachers Association of Ontario

Prince Edward Island 

PEITF: Prince Edward Island Teachers’ Federation 

(Prince Edward Island does not have a specific physics teachers association or a science teachers association.) 

Quebec 

AESTQ (former APSQ): Association pour l’enseignement de la science et de la technologie au Québec (Québec’s provincial science teacher association)

(Quebec does not have a separate physics teachers association distinct from AESTQ.) 

Saskatchewan 

SSTS: Saskatchewan Science Teachers’ Society 

(Saskatchewan does not have a separate physics teachers association; physics teachers in the province are represented by the SSTS.) 

Northwest Territories

NWTTA: Northwest Territories Teachers’ Association 

(Northwest Territories does not have a specific physics teachers association or a science teachers association.)

Nunavut (territory)

NTA: Nunavut Teachers’ Association (science teachers in Nunavut are supported by NTA) 

(Nunavut territory does not have a specific physics teachers association or a science teachers association.) 

Yukon (territory)

YAEP : Yukon Association of Education Professionals (former Yukon Teachers’ Association) 

(Yukon territory does not have a specific physics teachers association or a science teachers association.)