The changes, which took effect on that date, mean a family earning $32,000 a year can qualify for child care subsidies. Whittle says child care costs can top $25,000 a year for 2 kids. "I'd like to see them lead the way for once, instead of us being a trend follower," he said, pointing to Quebec's child care system. That province offered subsidized $7-a-day child care for years, until changes made it more of a sliding-scale payment system. However, it is still widely considered the leader in child care affordability, albeit not without its own issues.

Source: CBC News June 09, 2017 00:11 UTC