The 2021 federal budget promised a $10-a-day child care plan. How would that work?
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How much does child-care cost in Canada?
It depends where you live.
▪️ In Quebec, where a subsidized system already exists, daycare is $8.35/day.
▪️ In urban centres like Vancouver and Toronto, it can average $40 or more per day.
tgam.ca/childcare-expl…
It depends where you live.
▪️ In Quebec, where a subsidized system already exists, daycare is $8.35/day.
▪️ In urban centres like Vancouver and Toronto, it can average $40 or more per day.
tgam.ca/childcare-expl…
What will a national child-care plan cost?
▪️ Ottawa's goal is a system where the provinces and federal government share the cost 50/50.
▪️ The budget sets aside $30-billion over 5 years, estimating this will cut families' average fees by 50% by 2022.
tgam.ca/childcare-expl…
▪️ Ottawa's goal is a system where the provinces and federal government share the cost 50/50.
▪️ The budget sets aside $30-billion over 5 years, estimating this will cut families' average fees by 50% by 2022.
tgam.ca/childcare-expl…
Spending would start at about $3-billion a year, rising to $8.4-billion in 2026, to be followed by a continuing investment of $8.3-billion per year.
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How will this work for Indigenous people?
▪️ The budget proposes $2.5-billion over 5 years for an Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Framework, a partnership with First Nations governments to develop Indigenous-led local child care strategies.
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▪️ The budget proposes $2.5-billion over 5 years for an Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Framework, a partnership with First Nations governments to develop Indigenous-led local child care strategies.
tgam.ca/childcare-expl…
How much does child care cost in Quebec?
▪️ In 1997, Quebec became the first Canadian province to adopt a form of universal subsidized daycare.
▪️ Today, Quebeckers pay $8.35/day, the rest is covered by the province – at a cost of $2.5-billion/year.
tgam.ca/childcare-expl…
▪️ In 1997, Quebec became the first Canadian province to adopt a form of universal subsidized daycare.
▪️ Today, Quebeckers pay $8.35/day, the rest is covered by the province – at a cost of $2.5-billion/year.
tgam.ca/childcare-expl…
Has subsidized child-care benefited Quebec?
▪️ By the mid-2000s, women’s rate of participation in Quebec’s labour force overtook the overall Canadian rate. ▪️ In other words, Quebec women with young kids were better positioned to continue working.
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▪️ By the mid-2000s, women’s rate of participation in Quebec’s labour force overtook the overall Canadian rate. ▪️ In other words, Quebec women with young kids were better positioned to continue working.
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