Canada’s child care advocacy organization congratulates Ontario for free child care plan
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OTTAWA, March 27, 2018 – Canada’s national child care advocacy organization congratulated the Ontario government for its ground-breaking commitment to put in place by 2020 a system of free licensed child care for preschoolers starting at age 2 ½...
Comparing government’s Child Care BC commitments with the community’s $10aDay Plan
BC budget 2018: an historic breakthrough The 2018 provincial BC budget is considered a historical breakthrough that commits more than $1 billion in new provincial and federal child care funding over three years. This level of public investment delivers on key...
Failure to address child care crisis in 2018 budget keeps the brakes on gender equality
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OTTAWA, FEBRUARY 27, 2018 – The 2018 federal budget has blocked gender equality by failing to increase spending on early learning and child care, says Canada’s national child care advocacy group. “We are astounded that Finance Minister Bill...
Without more money for child care, the federal budget cannot be termed “gender-focused”
Reacting to the announcement that the 2018 federal budget will be tabled February 27, Canada’s national child care advocacy organization says that if the budget does not include a significant boost in financial support for child care, it will fail to meet Prime...
Canada’s Status of Women Ministers respond to Child Care Now
Child Care is on their radar Child Care Now sent a letter (example) to the federal/provincial/ territorial Ministers Responsible for the Status of Women in advance of their annual meeting in November 2017. The letter asked the ministers to work with child care...
Help shape the federal government’s 2018 Budget
Let’s make it clear: Canada can’t have gender equality or economic growth without child care The Government of Canada is asking for your input as it drafts the 2018 federal budget. You can call for spending on high quality, affordable, accessible child care by...
Manitoba Child Care Amendment Announcement brings both Praise and Concern
On November 21, 2017, Manitoba Families Minister Scott Fielding tabled the Community Child Care Standards Amendment Act, which introduced legislative changes to child care. According to the Throne Speech, the act aims to: create new child care spaces reduce wait times...
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Releases new Child Care Study
“Child care fees in most of Canada are too expensive for low- and middle-income families alike” The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives 2017 report Time Out: Child Care Fees in Canada 2017, confirms that child care parent fees are rising – up to 10 times the rate...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Child Care Now: Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada rebrands
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Child Care Now: Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada rebrands FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, November 20, 2017 Child Care Now: Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada rebrands OTTAWA – As of November 20, 2017, Child Care...
CCAAC Responds to new EI Maternity and Parental Benefits
New EI parental benefits reinforce existing inequities and won’t make up for the lack of affordable infant child care On November 9, 2017, federal Minister for Families, Children and Social Development Jean-Yves Duclos announced that the changes to maternity and...
CCAAC presents at FINA pre-budget consultation meeting in Toronto
Public spending on child care will benefit the economy and help give women economic security On October 20, 2017, Morna Ballantyne, Executive Director of the Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada presented to the House of Commons Finance Committee during its...
Toronto Parents Petition for National Child Care
The national success of this petition is a further signal to the government that child care is an issue that cannot be ignored Amanda Munday is the marketing manager at HiMama, an app designed for early childhood professionals to communicate with parents, but this...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CCAAC responds to federal finance minister’s economic update of October 24, 2017
Families need more than a child benefit OTTAWA - October 24, 2017 To make the most of today’s announced boost to the Canada Child Benefit, the federal government must also substantially boost its child care policy, says Canada’s national child care advocacy...
BC Child Care advocates mobilize after Budget Update says no new funds for now
Child care advocates across Canada were surprised and disappointed that the new BC government’s Budget Update did not include new funds to begin implementing the $10aDay Child Care Plan. Government officials, including Premier John Horgan, have confirmed that they are...
Take One Minute to Tell your Story
Help get more money in the federal budget for child care Frustrated by the high cost of child care? Tired of limited options? Worried about the state of child care in our country? You’re not alone. The Standing Committee on Finance is visiting communities for open...