e-2176 (National child care program)
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the House of Commons in Parliament assembled
- The 2019 federal budget acknowledges women’s participation in the paid workforce has stalled since the early 2000’s;
- Researchers cite access to affordable, high quality child care as an important factor in women’s attachment to the workforce;
- Women and children are more vulnerable to poverty when lack of affordable child care precludes maternal employment;
- There is a shortage of licensed child care spaces in Canada;
- The cost of child care in Canada is creating economic hardships for many low and middle income families;
- Workers in the predominantly female child care sector are underpaid when considering their skills, education, and critical contributions to society;
- Canada is under-investing in early childhood education relative to other advanced economies; and
- There is strong evidence investments in early childhood education pay off with better outcomes for children, families, and the economy.
- Open for signature
- May 6, 2019, at 1:42 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- June 5, 2019, at 1:42 p.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
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Wayne Stetski
(Kootenay—Columbia)
June 18, 2019 (Petition No. 421-04516) - Government response tabled
- August 21, 2019