The Liberals are pitching voters on their national child-care system outlined in April’s budget — the New Democrats have a near-identical pledge in their platform — and the Conservatives have put forward a refundable tax credit for families with children in care. A fee cut by the end of next year would quickly benefit the over half of families nationwide that use some form of licensed child-care, University of Toronto economist Gordon Cleveland said in a recent interview. (There wouldn’t be any savings for Quebec parents with children in the already subsidized provincial system.) The Conservative plan doesn’t directly address issues around the supply of child-care spaces. Macdonald said some families in Ontario and Quebec who use a similar provincial deduction may not see any change at all to their savings under the Conservative plan.

Source: thestar September 01, 2021 21:45 UTC