The Alberta government is expected to table legislation Monday that, if passed, could force teachers to return to their classrooms as early as this week, some experts say.

The introduction of Bill 2, also known as the Back to School Act, was foreshadowed last week through an order paper posted on the Alberta legislature's website.

An order paper lays out motions that government members and MLAs intend to make during a legislative sitting.

The legislation would come three weeks after Alberta teachers walked off the job on Oct. 6. The historic provincewide strike came after months of negotiations and two failed deals with the province.

The Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) — representing the roughly 51,000 striking public, Catholic and francophone teachers — has highlighted the need to

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