Ontario College of Teachers - Did you know that OCT members are entitled to discounts at dozens of attractions and retailers throughout Ontario simply by producing their OCT membership card? The list of organizations who currently offer discounts to OCT members includes:
- Art Gallery of Ontario (free admission)
- Indigo Books ($5 off IRewards card)
- Cartridges2Go (10% discount on printer cartridges)
- Casa Loma (20% discount on admission)
- Hockey Hall of Fame (free admission)
- Lasik MD ($100 off Standard Lasik vision correction)
- Ontario Place ($14 off admission)
- Ontario Science Centre (free admission)
- Toronto Raptors basketball (20-30% discount on select tickets)
- Canadian Opera Company (50% off adult tickets)
- traveldiscounters.ca (5-10% discount on brochure prices)
This is just a brief sampling of the numerous deals that teachers can take advantage of as member of the Ontario College of Teachers. For a complete list of participating attractions and retailers, click here
Edvantage Card - You may be asking what is an Edvantage card? Your Edvantage membership card is simply your federation/association card, e.g., OSSTF. Participating businesses (or Partners) require your Edvantage number (the X digit number located on your card) and the name of your association in order to administer the discount. Edvantage offers huge discounts to education employees and their families through partnerships with retailers and organizations throughout Ontario, including:
- Apple
- The Brick
- MasterCard
- Enterprise Rent-A-Car
- GoodLife Fitness
- Hakim Optical
- Great Wolf Lodge
- New Balance
- Tip Top Tailors
- Pharmacy.ca
- Young Drivers of Canada
- Sleep Country Canada
For a complete list of Edvantage Partners with links to great offers, click here
For details of special offers currently offered by Edvantage Partners, click here
Perkopolis - Perkopolis, an Edvantage Partner, offers great savings at Toronto-area attractions, concerts, hotels, live shows, sporting events and movie theatres. Perkopolis members can also enjoy huge discounts on magazine subscriptions. In addition, Perkopolis members can take advantage of reduced prices at a number of Niagara Falls attractions, hotels and shows. For complete listings and details of Toronto-area discounts, click below on the applicable category:
Ontario Teachers' Federation - And as a special offer, Ontario educators can purchase tickets for only
$15 to the Toronto Marlies' AHL home opener at Ricoh Coliseum on Sunday, October 4th, 2009 at 4 p.m. As an added bonus, ticketholders can enjoy a free family skate before the game, a post-game autograph session for 150 people, and a free bobblehead doll for the first 2,500 fans. Ticket prices include a $3.00 donation to an OTF charity. For more details, including contact information, click here
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) - As owner of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (themselves owner of the NHL Leafs, NBA Raptors, MLS Toronto FC and AHL Marlies), the OTPP can offer its members huge savings on discounted tickets to major-league events involving Toronto's professional sports teams. If you are not currently receiving periodic e-mails from the OTPP promotions department informing you of upcoming ticket offers for the Leafs, Raptors, Toronto FC and Marlies, you should contact the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan immediately (416-226-2700 or 1-800-668-0105) and ask to be placed on their promotions mailing list.