Economists have estimated that low literacy levels cost the Canadian economy billions of dollars annually (Gulati 2013; McCracken and Murray 2010; Sharpe et al.
Children and youth
Les coûts élevés des services de garde dans de nombreuses villes constituent, entre autres, un problème majeur. Notre rapport récent examine les frais de garde d’enfants applicables à trois catégories d’âge (les nourrissons, les tout-petits et les enfants d’âge préscolaire) dans 27 villes canadiennes, ainsi que les différents régimes de subvention qui réduisent ces frais et qui s’adressent aux familles à faible revenu.
La garde d'enfants, est-elle chère chez-vous? (Cliquez pour agrandir l'infographie)
Cet étude révèle les villes où les garderies sont les plus coûteux et les moins abordables au Canada. L’étude porte sur les frais moyens des garderies non subventionnées dans les 27 villes canadiennes les plus populeuses dans le cas des nourrissons, des tout-petits et des enfants d’âge préscolaire, ainsi que les différents régimes de subventions qui réduisent les coûts pour les familles à faible revenu.
The Catholic Church ran more than half of Canada’s residential schools. In these schools they immersed Indigenous children and youth in Catholic culture.
“The root causes of neglect—including poverty, poor housing, food insecurity, and substance abuse—lie beyond the scope of the child welfare system to resolve. But a collaborative approach, working with parents and harnessing the collective resources of child welfare and other provincial government departments, other levels of government, and the province’s many community-based organizations, can make a difference for vulnerable families.” Honourable Ted Hughes, 2014)
Canada's child care systems can vary dramatically from province to province and city to city, but two things hold true in nearly all places: child care is expensive and regulated spaces are hard to find. In our latest report, we examine median unsubsidized child care fees in Canada's biggest 27 cities for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, as well as the different subsidization regimes that reduce costs for low-income families.
The study reveals the most and least expensive cities for child care in Canada. It examines median unsubsidized child care fees in Canada's biggest 27 cities for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, as well as the different subsidization regimes that reduce costs for low-income families. It finds Canada's child care systems can vary dramatically from province to province and city to city, but two things hold true in nearly all places: child care is expensive and regulated spaces are hard to find.
OTTAWA—A new study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) reveals the most and least expensive cities for child care in Canada.
The study examines median unsubsidized child care fees in Canada's biggest 27 cities for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, as well as the different subsidization regimes that reduce costs for low-income families. It finds Canada's child care systems can vary dramatically from province to province and city to city, but two things hold true in nearly all places: child care is expensive and regulated spaces are hard to find.
Poverty is deeply-rooted, spatially-concentrated, complex, often racialized, and not quickly solved. It damages, and in some cases ruins, the lives of those who it affects. We all pay the price for this. But is it true that nothing is working in the fight against poverty?
Early childhood development plays a critical role in a person’s health and welfare throughout their life, affecting everything from scholastic success to employment to physical health. This translates to significant consequences for the economy: It’s estimated that every new dollar invested in programs that support healthy childhood development (e.g., parental leave, income support, child care) returns $6 to the GDP over a child’s lifetime. Unfortunately, Canada has the weakest public funding for early childhood development among wealthy countries.