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Quebec is converting 5,000 unsubsidized daycare spaces into subsidized spaces
7+ hour, 43+ min ago (530+ words) By Caroline Plante, The Canadian Press Posted March 18, 2026 8:39 am. Finance Minister Eric Girard announces the conversion of 5,000 unsubsidized daycare spaces into subsidized spaces at $9.65 per day. This measure will be included in Quebec's 2026-2027 budget, which the minister will present this…...
Quebec newcomers locked out of public daycare spots turning to private
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (608+ words) Posted August 28, 2025 5:16 pm. With new provincial rules limiting public daycare for newcomers to Quebec holding open work permits, some families in Montreal are no longer eligible for reduced-rate spots. And it's not just newcomers turning away; long public CPE waitlists…...
Specialised support in day camps: the UMQ calls on the government
8+ mon, 5+ day ago (574+ words) Posted July 13, 2025 2:43 pm. The Union des municipalit's du Qu'bec (UMQ) is calling for more resources to be given to the many municipal day camps operating in the province. Every summer, these day camps welcome more than 275,000 young people across the…...
Underfunded: Quebec family caregivers devastated by service cuts
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (904+ words) Caregivers cried on the phone when they learned that the psychosocial support they relied on would no longer be available due to a lack of adequate funding from Quebec. Proche aidance Qu'bec is calling on the government to address this....
'Ghost parents' clogging Montreal daycare wait lists: report
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (629+ words) The number of available spaces in Quebec's childcare network has been an ongoing issue, and Montreal daycare centres are facing yet another obstacle linked to it: "ghost parents." According to LaPresse, some parents contact daycares to update their file and…...