child care Canada

• Daycares on verge of closing due to drop in enrolment, even as fees rise: report

  The reasons for the drops had to do with a combination of factors, including fewer staff and parental concerns about health and safety.

  Canada

  Mar 18
• Daycares need to be substantially cheaper to make national system work, minister says

  Ahmed Hussen said that driving down fees and ramping up the number of spaces would likely require a sizeable influx of federal funds.

  Canada

  Dec 28, 2020
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• National child care coming in 2021 budget, Liberals pledge

  The Liberal government is proposing a massive down payment on a planned national child-care system they say will be outlined in next spring's budget.

  Canada

  Nov 30, 2020
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• Feds set wages for nanny caring for Justin Trudeau’s kids

  The 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.

  Canada

  Jul 22, 2018
• Canadian governments need to step up daycare oversight

  Researchers at the University of Toronto say allowing unlicenced child care results in a serious lack of oversight to ensure that our youngest citizens are in safe and nurturing environments

  Commentary

  Mar 1, 2018
• Child care costs in Canada rising faster than inflation: report

  The Liberals have vowed to make child care affordable for those who need it and can't afford it.

  Canada

  Dec 12, 2017
• Canada can spend $8 billion on child care because it will pay for itself, IMF says

  The proposal is more than 10 times what the Liberals have promised to spend annually over the next decade on child care.

  Canada

  Jul 28, 2017
• Trudeau government must do more to deliver on feminist agenda: Oxfam Canada

  Prime Minister Trudeau may describe himself as a feminist but his government has fallen short when it comes to translating rhetoric into concrete outcomes, according to Oxfam Canada.

  Canada

  Mar 6, 2017
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• Canada should raise its retirement age, economic advisers suggest

  The Trudeau government's economic advisory council is recommending Ottawa raise the age of retirement eligibility.

  Canada

  Feb 6, 2017
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• Daylight Saving Time: Parents’ guide to surviving the time change

  Sleep consultant and Mama Coach Carrie Bruno has some tips to ease the transition of Daylight Saving Time.

  Blogs

  Nov 1, 2016