Ottawa set to unveil new child care legislation. Here’s what to expect – GLOBAL

December 8, 2022

Families Minister Karina Gould is expected to introduce legislation Thursday to strengthen child care in Canada, which is likely to include an effort to secure a long-term role for Ottawa in the new national daycare system.

The Liberal government brought in a national child-care plan that would cut daycare fees by an average of 50 per cent by the end of this year – and down to an average of $10 per day by 2026.

The 2021 federal budget pledged $30 billion in new spending on the national child-care system over five years, with another $9.2 billion annually coming after that.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau later tasked Gould with introducing “federal child-care legislation to strengthen and protect a high-quality Canada-wide child-care system.”

Read more: https://globalnews.ca/news/9334311/federal-child-care-legislation-dec-8/

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