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NBTA · New Brunswick Teachers’ Association · since 1903
Empowering teachers.
Inspiring students.
Elevating communities.
The professional association for New Brunswick’s anglophone teachers: 7,723 registered members in thirty branches, working alongside the NBTF and the AEFNB.
- Renew your registrationOnline, in a minute. Last year’s details are filled in; confirm them and pick your Council.
- Find your member numberFor registration, grants and leave applications.
- Book a teacher counsellorOnline, with the counsellor for your area.
- Collective agreementMarch 1, 2026 to February 28, 2031.
News
From your Association
Every notice also goes to members by email, text and the app, and lives here.
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Councils · Apply by December 17, 2026
Present at Council Day, May 7, 2027
The NBTA Councils are looking for presenters: one-hour, half-day or full-day sessions, in person or on Zoom. The program is finalized in February.
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ConnectED · October 2026
Meet these amazing teachers
The fall issue: NBTA Awards, Honorary Life Memberships, 2025/26 retiring teachers, the new branch map, and Member Insights from 2,798 survey responses.
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Wellness · October 27, 2026
Mo Teachers, Mo Impact
Jason Green, NBTA Vice-President/President-Elect, invites teachers to join his Movember team, answering a challenge from the Nunavut Teachers’ Association.
Councils
Council Day 2027
Every NBTA member picks a Council when they register. Council Day is the first Friday in May.
May7
Friday, May 7, 2027
Annual professional learning day
High School Council · Music Strand
Kennebecasis Valley High School, Quispamsis
President: Stacey Van Buskirk
Middle Level Council
St. Thomas University, Fredericton
President: Breanna Saulnier
Elementary Council · Art Strand
St. Thomas University, Fredericton
President: Patricia Miller
Virtual Council
Online sessions on Zoom
Branches
Thirty branches, one association.
Your NBTA School Rep is your first contact: they carry news between your school, your Branch Rep Council and NBTA Central Office. Each branch elects a director to the Board. New branch names were approved at the May 2026 AGM.
Collective agreement 2026–2031
Your working conditions, in writing.
The agreement between the Finance and Treasury Board and the New Brunswick Teachers’ Federation, March 1, 2026 to February 28, 2031, in English and French.
The NBTF is the union and supports you on the agreement: pay, sick leave, contracts. The NBTA is your professional association. Not sure which to ask? Use the Member Connect Centre and it reaches the right person.
Member services
From your first year to retirement
- Early career teachersPOINT, the Professional Orientation and Induction of New Teachers, 2026–2027.
- Supply teachersCasual membership, the Supply Teacher Provincial Committee, benefits and the EAP.
- Teacher certificationHow certification works in New Brunswick, and who to ask.
- Professional learningCouncils, institutes, the Leadership Empowerment Series and NB Lead.
- Educational Improvement Grants and educational leaveGrants, and the 2027–2028 educational leave regulations and application.
- Retirement and pensionPension seminars and pension navigation.
- Insurance and financial servicesGroup insurance and financial planning for members.
- Members’ Handbook2026–2027 edition: the Act, by-laws, policies and the Code of Professional Conduct.
Teacher Counselling & Wellness
Someone to talk to, near you.
Six counsellor and wellness coordinators across the anglophone districts. Pick the counsellor for your area and book a time online, with a reminder before your appointment.
Book an appointmentMichael LeBlanc
Fredericton & Oromocto Education Centres
506-462-0208Lisa Vienneau
Fredericton & Woodstock Education Centres
506-325-3932Katherine Colpitts Beers
ASD-East
506-855-5243Michael Tremblett
ASD-North
506-624-2103Sara Hayward
Saint John & St. Stephen Education Centres
506-832-6032Karrie Harris
Hampton Education Centre & East Saint John
506-634-2901
Your Association
Run for teachers, by teachers
Hundreds of teacher volunteers serve on the Board, committees, Councils and Branch Rep Councils. Each year the Board elects five of its members to the Executive Committee.
Executive Committee
- President
- Heidi Ryder president@nbta.ca · 506-452-1721
- Vice-President / President-Elect
- Jason Green
- Past President
- Peter Lagacy
- Executive Director
- Ardith Shirley
- Members
- Sean Newlands, Sheridan Mawhinney, Laura Perry, Nicole St-Cyr, Jillian Wilton
Who handles what at Central Office
- Member registration
- Carlene Parker carlene.parker@nbta.ca · 506-452-1833
- Certification, educational leave, grants
- Michael Butler michael.butler@nbta.ca · 506-452-1722
- Professional learning and Councils
- Laura McCarron laura.mccarron@nbta.ca · 506-452-1836
- Pension navigation
- Rick Cuming rick.cuming@nbta.ca · 506-452-1834
- ConnectED and communications
- Chantal Lafargue chantal.lafargue@nbta.ca · 506-452-1821
Get involved
Your voice in your association
- Be your school’s NBTA School RepThe link between your school, the Branch Rep Council and Central Office.
- AGM delegateElected by your branch to vote on the Association’s policy and direction.
- Board of DirectorsElected in each branch for a three-year term.
- Committees and Council executivesThirty-six members are elected to Council executives every year.
- Nominate a colleagueProvincial and Council awards.
Contact
NBTA Central Office
650 Montgomery Street
Fredericton, NB E3B 5R6
Mail: P.O. Box 752, same postal code
Not sure whether it’s NBTA or NBTF?
Member Connect Centre
Send any non-urgent question or request once; it goes to the staff member best suited to help, and you can see where it stands.
Open Member Connect