Key Actions Since 2015 to Support Families

Key Actions Since 2015 to Support Families

  • Started building a $10 a day Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care System, reaching agreements with seven provinces and one territory, covering almost half of all children in Canada.
  • Created the Canada Child Benefit, which gives more money, tax-free, to 9 out of 10 families than under the last Conservative government and has helped lift 435,000 children out of poverty.
  • Provided a CCB top-up of up to $1,200 to help parents of children under 6 cope with extra costs during COVID-19.
  • Introduced the Parental Sharing Benefit which gives an extra five weeks of EI benefits to families when both parents, in a two-parent family, agree to take time off with their new child. This promotes equality at home and in the workplace—and makes families stronger.