$10 per day child care soon a reality for Manitoba families

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says their commitment for more affordable child care in Manitoba is happening much quicker than expected.
    
In 2021, Manitoba signed onto the Liberal government's national child care plan of seeing on average, $10 per day regulated child care spaces by 2025-26.

"Today, we are here together to announce that Manitoba will achieve an average of ten dollars a day for regulated child care, in a few weeks on April 2nd, three years ahead of schedule," says Trudeau.

Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson explains that beginning April 2nd, Manitoba families will pay a maximum of $10 per day, based on regular full-time hours in regulated non-profit child care centres for children aged 12 and under.

"As a government, we recognize that access to affordable and high-quality child care is essential for Manitobans to be able to participate in the workforce, support their family and play an active role in the growth of our communities and our economy," notes Stefanson.

She adds their goal is being reached three years ahead of schedule due to significant initiatives that Manitoba has implemented over the past few years.

"Reaching ten dollars a day child care on average is a huge milestone achievement for families in Manitoba," adds Trudeau. "It means hundreds of dollars per child back in the pockets of hard-working families every month, it means more jobs in early learning and child care, it means a stronger economy for Manitoba, and it means we're giving every child the best possible start in life."

According to our provincial government, families in nearly half of Canada's provinces and territories are already benefiting from regulated early learning and child care at an average of $10 per day or less, and fees have been cut by at least 50 per cent in all other jurisdictions, with work on track to deliver $10 per day child care on average by March 2026.

Our province says delivering $10 per day child care across the country is a key part of the federal government's plan to make life more affordable for Canadians. It builds on a wide range of other support programs, including the Canada Child Benefit, which puts more money into the pockets of nine out of 10 Canadian families with children and has helped lift hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty.