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…
Tag: Policy & Regulation
Two provinces, opposite fixes, one set of hours
British Columbia is being asked to compel school districts to host care on school grounds. Manitoba is being asked to lengthen the school day so less …
Saskatchewan caps fee grants at licensed capacity and sets a 10-hour standard day
Six changes took effect in Saskatchewan on July 1 under the extension agreement, capping Parent Fee Reduction Grants at licensed capacity and defining…
Twenty-two business leaders call early learning core economic infrastructure
An open letter signed by 22 Canadian business leaders asks the country to treat early childhood education as economic infrastructure, and names well-s…
A place at the table: Quebec tribunal rules severe allergies comparable to a disability
Quebec's Human Rights Tribunal ordered a Montreal day care to pay $5,000 for refusing a place to a child with severe allergies, rejecting the argument…
In Banff, a place at day care costs $1,350 because the province says the town has enough
A new Banff centre will open at $1,350 a month instead of the subsidized $326, after Alberta declined affordability funding on the grounds that the to…
What a school-age day costs, and who is counting
Ontario has put a number on before- and after-school care: $24.37 a day in licensed centres for children six to twelve, against $13.18 for kindergarte…
Ontario’s updated child care regulations took effect July 1
Amendments to Ontario’s Child Care and Early Years Act regulations came into force July 1, 2026, covering faster access to emergency medications, a wider list…
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…
BC just tied child care to a billion-dollar federal deal. It’s time for other provinces to pay attention.
British Columbia and the federal government have signed the Canada-British Columbia Cooperative Prosperity Agreement, a multi-billion-dollar package headlined by infrastructure and energy projects. Sitting quietly…