The number of self-isolating staff and students shrank to about 4,000 by Monday morning. Though the Calgary Catholic School District (CCSD) has been able to acquire coverage for about 88 per cent of its absences with substitutes, there is an unfilled gap of about 10 per cent. However, with the increasing number of positive cases, it has faced some days — and anticipates more — when it was unable to fill all substitute teacher requests. At the same time, 30 per cent more substitute teachers had been added to the roster. "In some jurisdictions such as Edmonton and Calgary, it's extremely difficult to get substitute teachers.

Source: CBC News November 16, 2020 22:52 UTC