Election 2021
Vote quality affordable child care for all
Child Care Now’s Election Toolkit
What is in this kit
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How to advocate for child care in the 2021 election
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What we want from the political parties and candidates
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Quick background facts
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How and where to campaign for child care
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Ask your Candidate to Sign the Candidate Pledge, and Share the Result
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What to say when you campaign for child care
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Key Messages
Election Toolkit PDF
Here is a printer-friendly version of our handy 2021 Election Toolkit.
Candidate Pledge Download
Ask your local candidate to sign the Child Care Pledge and read more on how to use the pledge on social media.
Window / Lawn Signs
Click to find a selection of window/lawn signs and how to use them for maximum effect!
Sign the petition
The 2021 federal election results could either accelerate the federal government’s progress in building a universal Canada-wide system of early learning and child care or bring it to a screeching halt. Child care advocates are seeking the following specific child care policy commitments from each of the main federal political parties.
Voter Pledge
Find out how to take the Voter Pledge and share on social media, or in your community.
2021 Federal Election:
Where the parties stand on early learning and child care
Four of the five main federal parties are fielding candidates across Canada in the election now underway. We have studied their platforms and analysed their announcements. So far, this is where they stand on early learning and child care.
Election 2021 commitments: what child care advocates want from political parties and candidates
The 2021 federal election could either accelerate the federal government’s progress in building a universal Canada-wide system of early learning and child care or bring it to a screeching halt. Child care advocates are seeking the following specific child care policy commitments from each of the main political parties and from candidates.