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Government of New Brunswick, March 11, 2025 Excerpt: The provincial government is investing $200 million over five years to extend three child-care agreements with the federal government.One of them, the Canada-New Brunswick Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement, has been extended to March 31, 2031.
CBC News, March 17, 2025 Description: Newfoundland and Labrador has signed a deal to extend Ottawa’s federal child-care program. It means more $10-a-day spaces are expected. Advocate Patrice Gordon says some parents are being forced to pay for costly private care, while others are leaving the workforce altogether. Watch the...
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, March 6, 2025 Excerpt: "With these extensions, provinces and territories will receive $36.8 billion to move forward on progress to create new child care spaces, reduce waitlists, and hire more early childhood educators across the country. Affordable child care is good for kids and parents, and...
Jimmy Pratt Foundation, November 26, 2024 On Monday, November 25th the following open letter was delivered to Premier Furey and released to the public today. As a voice for the children of this province, we call for the government to divert from their Pre-Kindergarten program which, in three years, continues...