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Trudeau aiming to secure extension to 2031 for signature $10-a-day child-care program
Alberta's Jobs, Economy and Trade Minister Matt Jones said the program under its current terms is underfunded, even with a three per cent escalator contained in the extensions, and the province will ...
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Alberta holds out as 8 other provinces sign on to receive $37B under new federal child-care deal
Economy and Trade Minister Matt Jones told CBC News on Thursday. "For example, the federal offer to Alberta, which was $6 billion over five years, will require Alberta to put in an additional $5 ...
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Alberta to introduce flat monthly fee — about $15 a day — for childcare
Jobs, Economy and Trade Minister Matt Jones said at a news conference on Thursday the province will be covering about 80 per cent of childcare fees. “The implementation of these changes will ...
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Trudeau announces increased spending for child care in final days in office
Alberta’s Jobs Minister Matt Jones said its current agreement is underfunded, unfair to the majority of child-care providers in Alberta, and should target supports to the parents who need them most.