Child Care Costs
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Ontario’s lower child care fees could see 100,000 more women in workforce: reportThe FAO says $10-a-day child care has the potential to see nearly 100,000 more women enter the labour market, but only if the government creates more daycare spaces.CanadaMay 16, 2023
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25% discount for licenced home daycares by Waterloo RegionWaterloo Regional Council approved the lowering of fees by 25 per cent for licenced home daycares as part of the federal government’s CWELCC program.CanadaAug 25, 2022
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City of Calgary explores licensing private dayhomes citing safety, affordabilityUnder a proposal brought forward last year, the City is considering a municipal business license for unlicensed home-based child care providers.ConsumerApr 26, 2022
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$25-a-day daycare pilot program introduced by Alberta NDP ends April 1"When we first told families that they were going to get this decrease on their fees, we had parents in tears," said YMCA GM Candace Stecyk.MoneyMar 25, 2021
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Child care costs drop in some Canadian cities, but still remain high in others: studyDaycare fees have dropped — or barely inched up — in some Canadian cities in what might be early signs of the influence of federal child-care money, a new survey says.CanadaFeb 7, 2019
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Alberta parents to feel impact of Alberta YMCA budget crunchThe YMCA of Northern Alberta said financial pressures have forced the charity to cancel free memberships for kids in child care.EconomySep 27, 2018
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Feds set wages for nanny caring for Justin Trudeau’s kidsThe nanny caring for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's kids has been given a full-time salary and a slight pay increase compared with the reported hourly rate she was paid shortly after Trudeau took office in 2015.CanadaJul 22, 2018
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Fraser Institute warns universal child care could be costly to B.C.The Fraser Institute is warning that British Columbia's goal of universal child care could be costly to tax payers.PoliticsMar 22, 2018
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3 out of Canada’s 5 priciest cities for toddler child care are in B.C.: report"It shows that we do have a child care crisis here in B.C."CanadaDec 13, 2017
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Child care costs in Canada rising faster than inflation: reportThe Liberals have vowed to make child care affordable for those who need it and can't afford it.CanadaDec 12, 2017
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