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New child care fees take effect in Ontario on Jan. 1: Here’s what families need to know
Friday, January 3rd, 2025
As of Jan. 1, 2025, fees are capped at $22 per day for children under the age of six — but only if your licensed child care provider is enrolled with the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care system… According to a Statistics Canada report, parents in 2023 paid an average of $7,557 annually for the main full-time (30 or more hours per week) child care arrangement for their child five years of age and younger… an average of $630 per month for full-time child care, or $30 per day.
Tags: child care, featured, jurisdiction, participation, standard of living
Posted in Child & Family Delivery System | No Comments »
Young Barrie widow elated to see end of age discrimination
Monday, January 14th, 2019
… the legislation said if a person is under 35 and has no children, they do not qualify for a spouse’s CPP. The belief was a young widow without children could adapt financially to a loss… And now, she’s received a letter from the government asking her to reapply for CPP. “It said effective Jan. 1 you are no longer required to have dependent children”… The government estimates it will affect 40,000 people.
Tags: ideology, pensions, rights, women
Posted in Social Security Policy Context | No Comments »
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