childcare

The Ontario NDP proposed a $20 an hour wage floor for child care on Tuesday as political parties looking to unseat Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative government in a provincial election this summer focused on the gender pay gap.

A crowdsourced survey of Canadian parents suggests that nearly three-quarters of participants are concerned about their children's social lives during the pandemic.

"It just proves what I've been saying that the legacy of the work young people are doing will carry on, that what the Ontario government has done won't dim the light," Irwin Elman said. "Young people in Japan are moving towards a model of child advocacy. They are now holding a torch for Ontario. I'm sure that light will come back to Ontario somehow when we're ready and able to rebuild."  

A court battle over a B.C. First Nations baby’s care is far from over, with two court dates set in the next week, but the early stages of the fight exemplify Canada’s national crisis in First Nations child welfare.

Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh kicked off two days of strategy sessions with members of his caucus on Wednesday, January 24, 2018, with a message: New Democrats are ready to fight the growing gap between Canada's rich and poor.

Canada's four Atlantic provinces appear poised to sign federal child care funding agreements one year after demanding the Liberal government provide extra cash to cover their unique regional needs.

Aboriginal heritage must be considered when placing a child with an adoptive family, but it does not overrule all other factors in deciding their best interests, the B.C. Court of Appeal has ruled.

British Columbia's politicians will return to the legislature in Victoria today, June 22, 2017, marking the beginning of the end for the minority Liberal government.

To encourage older Canadians to work longer, the council recommended raising the age of eligibility for old age security and the Canada Pension Plan.

Newly released documents raise questions about whether the effects of the Trudeau government's childcare plan are being oversold.