Federal Child-care
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Nova Scotia, federal government, cut child care costs by 25 per cent this monthAccording to a March 2021 report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, families in the Halifax area pay between $853 and $957 per month for child care.CanadaJan 14, 2022
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Doug Ford asks Ontario municipalities not to seek own child-care deals amid federal talksFord made the comments today as some city councils have started formally considering asking Ottawa to work with them on $10-per-day child care as federal-provincial talks continue.PoliticsNov 10, 2021
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Ontario municipalities consider direct talks with Ottawa on cheaper child careSome Ontario municipalities are considering working directly with Ottawa on affordable child-care plans as federal-provincial talks drag on.CanadaNov 9, 2021
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Ottawa signs $7B national child care deal with provincesQuebec, which has had its own universal child care program for 20 years, did not join the framework, because it wants to keep child care solely within its jurisdiction.CanadaJun 12, 2017
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Feds, provinces set to sign child care deal that will compel provinces to expand servicesProvinces won't be able to use federal child-care funding to subsidize their own programs under the terms of a national framework set to be unveiled in the coming days.PoliticsJun 8, 2017
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