Child Care

• Some cities will not halve child-care fees by end of year, study finds

  The federal government's national child-care program aims to make care more affordable for parents; a new study suggests how much fees are reduced will depend on where they live.

  Economy

  May 10
  
• 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.

  Canada

  May 10
  
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• Lack of child care in Keremeos, B.C. leaves working parents frustrated

  Keremeos’ only child care centre closed in 2021 leaving many parents like Lisa Flex struggling to balance work and their children’s care.

  Health

  May 9
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• Kelowna airport to get child-care facility, 86 spaces

  'As we continue to grow our staffing, we have a goal of removing barriers and increasing diversity in our trades. Access to daycare is critical to ensuring we meet this goal.'

  Consumer

  Apr 28
• City of Calgary explores licensing private dayhomes citing safety, affordability

  Under a proposal brought forward last year, the City is considering a municipal business license for unlicensed home-based child care providers.

  Consumer

  Apr 26
• Some Nova Scotia daycares reducing services to deal with labour shortages

  Staffing issues in the sector are not new but the situation has been made worse by rising COVID-19 infections that are keeping workers at home.

  Canada

  Apr 26
• N.B. child care fee reduction won’t apply to school-aged children

  The N.B. government announcement that child care fees would be reduced by 50 per cent does not extend to those school-aged child participating after school programming.

  Education

  Apr 26
• New Brunswick reduces child-care fees by 50 per cent

  The New Brunswick government, alongside the federal government, announced they are reducing out-of-pocket child-care costs by 50 per cent.

  Economy

  Apr 25
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• Ottawa spending $22 million for upgrades to New Brunswick long term care homes

  The money will be used to help prevent COVID-19 outbreaks in the facilities and for renovations and upgrades to their heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems.

  Politics

  Apr 19
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• Providers and parents struggle to navigate Saskatchewan child care regime

  Parents' desire for licensed daycares can be largely attributed to the fact that starting in February parent child care fees were reduced by up to 50 per cent in licensed care.

  Lifestyle

  Apr 2