A Canada-wide Child Care System would pay for itself: study
Child care doesn’t cost. It pays. 200,000 new jobs over 10 years in the child care sector Another 100,00 jobs in industries that support and supply the sector $17 to $29 billion per year in additional government revenues These are the direct economic benefits to...Throne speech sets a bold course for childcare
Childcare advocates celebrate the Trudeau government’s pledge to build a system of high-quality early learning and childcare as a central pillar to economic recovery Today’s Throne Speech shows that the federal government is committed to building the robust system of...
Get Canada working again with child care
Did anyone celebrate Labour Day ’normally’ this year? Virtual marches and distanced outdoor gatherings replaced the traditional parades and picnics to fight #COVID-19. And while we may mourn the loss of tradition and celebration, a much bigger problem is that...A diverse array of social policy and economic experts and leaders from a cross section of the economy, including women business leaders, appeal for more federal action on child care
Seventy-nine leaders and experts in social, economic, childhood development and labour policy are imploring the federal government to fund and expand child care as a principal piece of Canada’s social infrastructure.