Canada child care
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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
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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
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Doug Ford says Ontario standing firm on child-care funding demands before making dealOntario Premier Doug Ford says he won't budge on his demands as the province negotiates a deal with the federal government on affordable child care.PoliticsNov 16, 2021
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Child care system vs. tax credit: Experts weigh pros and cons of parties’ proposalsA national system is the policy of the NDP and governing Liberals, while the Conservatives are proposing their own progressive tax policy.CanadaSep 1, 2021
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Ontario open to child care deal with federal Liberals, with some flexibility: LecceThe federal Liberals have promised to spend $30 billion over the next five years to cut child care costs to an average of $10 a day across the country.PoliticsAug 16, 2021
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‘Vital to our economic recovery’: Alberta and Ottawa renew child care agreement, boost subsidyAlberta and Ottawa have renewed a child care agreement that will see a subsidy boost for working parents and build up the early childhood workforce.EducationJul 23, 2021
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Liberals set for deep dive into child care in upcoming federal budgetExactly how much the government plans to spend isn't clear, but the House of Commons finance committee in a pre-budget report recommended $2 billion to start.CanadaApr 13, 2021
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National childcare system would ‘pay for itself,’ report saysA new report estimates that hundreds of thousands of women could get back into the labour force if the Liberals follow through on a pledge to create a national child care system.CanadaNov 25, 2020
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After-school programs an ‘afterthought’ in COVID-19 guidelines, advocates sayAdvocates believe it's a blind spot that could increase the COVID-19 risk among elementary students, in particular.CanadaAug 29, 2020
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Ontario proposes new childcare tax benefit — but experts warn it may not help families in needSome childcare advocates are sounding the alarm, saying the rebate program does not go far enough in helping families covering skyrocketing costs.CanadaApr 12, 2019
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