Ontario signs a four-year child care extension, with fees held at $19 a day
Ottawa will send Ontario nearly $12 billion from 2027 to 2031. The province commits to hold average fees at $19 a day until June 30, 2027, with no new…
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The widest gap is in the care attached to school
Statistics Canada's study of who gets child care and who does not covers children aged one to five. Inside it, the care type where Indigenous and non-…
Ottawa invests $5.4M to strengthen the early childhood educator workforce
The Government of Canada has launched a new initiative to support the early childhood educator workforce, investing up to $5.4 million until March 31, 2027…
Ottawa commits up to $5.4B as CWELCC heads into renegotiation
The federal government has announced up to $5.4 billion over two years, covering 2026-27 and 2027-28, to maintain affordable early learning and child care while…
StatCan: job quality shapes when mothers return to work after parental leave
A new Statistics Canada study released July 22 revisits when and whether mothers return to work after parental leave, with particular attention to Employment Insurance…
Statistics Canada releases 2025 data on child care arrangements and parental costs
Statistics Canada has released results from the 2025 Survey on Early Learning and Child Care Arrangements, focusing on trends in parental expenses and the difficulties…
Canada and Alberta agree to one-year extension of early learning and child care agreements
Ottawa and Alberta have agreed to a one-year extension of their early learning and child care agreements, keeping federal support in place while longer-term arrangements…
Statistics Canada launches national Canadian Child Care Worker Survey
Statistics Canada fielded the Canadian Child Care Worker Survey from February 2 to May 31, 2026, gathering information directly from centre-based child care workers about…
Saskatchewan signs five-year, $1.6-billion extension – $10-a-day now follows kids through kindergarten
The governments of Canada and Saskatchewan have announced a five-year extension to their early learning and child care agreements, running from 2026–27 to March 31,…
$47 million in federal funding for Indigenous early learning quality improvement projects
The federal government launched its fourth call for proposals for Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Quality Improvement Projects, with nearly $47 million available for…