'There's a lot of people who can't work because they don't have access to daycare… so this will fill the gaps'
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Ottawa has been busy these past few years working with provincial, territorial and Indigenous partners to implement a Canada-wide early learning and childcare (ELCC) system. The program is bringing fees for regulated childcare across the country down to $10 a day, on average, by March 2026.