Canada Child Care
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Child-care legislation passes final hurdle, set to become lawLegislation that commits the federal government to long-term funding of the national child-care system is poised to become law.CanadaMar 1, 2024
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New Toronto school child care centres face uncertainty amid cost concernsToronto school boards are calling on the province of Ontario for more funding to build new child care facilities in schools across the city.PoliticsMar 1, 2024
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Ottawa’s $10-a-day child care plan off to ‘slow start’ in 3 provinces: reportAn analysis by public-policy group Cardus said the roll out of child-care expansion programs in British Columbia, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick have all stumbled.CanadaOct 12, 2023
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Thinking about having a kid? Here’s how much Canadians spend to raise oneAccording to the data released by Statistics Canada, a middle-income family with two parents and two children spends on average $293,000 on one kid till the age of 17.MoneyOct 3, 2023
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Canadian mom of 6 kids faces dilemma: Find child care or leave her jobA recent report shows that almost half of younger Canadian children live in a postal code that has more than three children for every one licensed child care space.CanadaMay 17, 2023
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Tory premiers should prod Poilievre to keep child-care deals, minister saysThe federal government signed deals with every province and territory that would see child-care fees cut in half within the year and to an average of $10 a day within five years.CanadaApr 29, 2023
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Trudeau, Manitoba premier to make child care announcement in WinnipegThe Prime Minister's Office says Trudeau and Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson are to meet with parents to talk about the importance of affordable, high-quality child care.CanadaMar 3, 2023
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Lower child care fees a relief for parents, but will provinces meet rising demand?Parents are seeing their child-care fees reduced by 50 per cent, on average, as part of the federal government's agreements with provinces and territories.CanadaJan 5, 2023
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Canada’s child-care program will be unbalanced to start, study suggests. Why?Since provinces and territories are taking different approaches to try to meet Ottawa's initial fee reduction targets, some might miss them, the study found.CanadaMay 10, 2022
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Ontario still hasn’t shown how it would spend child-care funding, federal minister saysThe federal minister in charge of child-care efforts says Ontario still hasn't laid out how it would spend billions in funding allocated under a child-care deal.CanadaJan 27, 2022
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