What They’re Saying: $10 A Day Child Care

July 19, 2021

Every child deserves the best possible start in life, and all parents should have the ability to build both a family and career. Yet, too many families across Canada lack access to affordable, inclusive, and high-quality child care.

That’s why the Liberal government’s 2021 Budget laid out a transformative plan to build a Canada-wide, community-based system of affordable early learning and child care, which aims to achieve, on average, $10 a day child care spaces for Canadian families. With agreements already in place in British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Yukon, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Manitoba, Quebec, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, we’re making real progress to ensure that all children from coast to coast to coast have full access to the quality learning and care they need to succeed.

Here’s what child care advocates and community leaders across the country are saying about these historic agreements:

“We welcome today’s announcement by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier Iain Rankin of a second bilateral agreement to build a Canada-wide child care system. Other provinces must move forward. This is the way to build back better.” UNIFOR[Source – July 13, 2021]