Childcare: ask about $10-a-day spaces

Governments are bringing licensed childcare fees down to $10 a day on average.

Where to go

Your province’s licensed-childcare site (linked from the ESDC page) and your settlement agency.

What to bring

• Child’s birth certificate
• Immunization record
• Proof of income if applying for a fee subsidy

What to do, step by step

1. Open your province’s link from the child-care page.
2. Join more than one waiting list — they are long.
3. Ask about fee subsidies for lower-income families.
4. Visit and confirm the centre is licensed.

Note: $10 a day is an average target, not a fixed price everywhere, and spaces are limited.