According to a study, Child Care Deserts by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, an estimated 776,000 non-school-aged children (44%) live in child care deserts in Canada. Defined as postal code areas with three or more children per licensed space, a “child...
The 2018 G7 Summit held in Charlevoix, Quebec in June made important commitments towards gender equality including several promises relating to to child care and parental leave: Further support families by promoting high quality childcare that is accessible and...
On April 26, 2018, Child Care Now attended an event with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his appointed Gender Equality Advisory Council organized in advance of the 2018 G7 meetings. Trudeau established the Council, co-chaired by Melinda Gates and Canadian Ambassador...
The House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women has finally released its report entitled Women’s Economic Security: Securing the Future of Canada’s Economy. The Committee report makes 86 recommendations to the Government of Canada based on the briefs...
The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, elected in the June provincial election, was the only major political party not to promise more licensed child care, or take steps to address high parent fees. Instead, the new Premier Doug Ford said a PC government would...
