Child Care
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Feds add $5.4B to address ‘pressures’ facing $10-a-day child-care programJobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu said she has heard provinces and territories' calls for more federal money, as many struggle to reduce fees, add spaces and recruit staff.PoliticsJun 19
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Upcoming closure of Highland Park daycare leaves parents ‘scrambling’ for optionsThe upcoming closure of a long-standing daycare in Calgary's Highland Park area is said to leave a void in the community, and parents scrambling for a new spot for their children.CanadaJun 5
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Manitoba’s upcoming budget to boost child care funding: finance ministerManitoba’s upcoming budget will include more child care funding and a smaller deficit, as the NDP government aims to balance finances by 2027.CanadaMar 20
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Surging demand for child care in Toronto reduces low-income subsidies offeredAnnual budget documents show the city handed out 7,700 fewer child care subsidies than it had planned to, even as the waitlist for subsidies hit just over 16,000 children.CanadaJan 27
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B.C. government introduces new rules regarding child care hoursStarting April 1, child care providers will be required to provide at least 9.5 hours of care before charging for extending hours.PoliticsDec 16, 2025
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Ottawa, Alberta agreed to extend $15-a-day child-care fees to 2027Alberta's early-learning and child-care fees will remain at $15-a-day through to 2027 as the province works with Ottawa to firm up a more permanent deal.CanadaDec 12, 2025
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Ford government unveils $20M memorial fund to add barriers at child care centresEducation Minister Paul Calandra unveiled the money on Monday morning, naming it the Liam Riazati Memorial Fund, after the child who died in September.EducationDec 8, 2025
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Saskatchewan child-care agreement renewed for 5 more years, province saysThe federal government has extended its agreement with Saskatchewan for affordable early learning and child care, the province announced Friday.PoliticsNov 28, 2025
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Ontario, feds agree to 1-year child-care extension; average fee to stay $19/dayThe program that lowers parents' child-care fees — now $19 a day on average in Ontario as an interim step toward $10 — had been set to expire March 31.CanadaNov 11, 2025
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Ontario advocates ask for child care certainty as federal deal nears expirationOntario child-care advocates are urging the province to provide certainty as its deal with the federal government for $10-a-day-child care is set to expire in five months.CanadaOct 21, 2025
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