Justin Trudeau, Doug Ford in Brampton today to announce child-care fee reduction

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Published March 28, 2022 at 11:03 am

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford are in Brampton today to announce to announce a new deal on child-care funding.

The $10.2 billion deal will see child-care fees in Ontario cut in half by the end of this year.

The Ontario deal is the last one needed to fulfil Trudeau’s pledge to bring child-care fees down to an average of $10 a day in every province and territory by the end of 2026.

Ontario was holding out for more money and while they didn’t get that, provincial sources say they secured more flexibility in when the funds are spent, which will allow them to hit the target of lowering fees to an average of $10 a day, as well as securing a review mechanism in year three that lets them ask for more money if there is a shortfall.

A federal official with knowledge of the deal says Ontario will cut fees in the next few months an average 25 per cent retroactive to April 1 and by an average of 50 per cent by the end of December.

– with files from The Canadian Press

 

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