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OTTAWA -- Among the many findings of the federal government’s fiscal snapshot released Wednesday, is the glaring conclusion that women have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic.
The... Read more
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In June 2020, the Child Care Resource and Research Unit (CRRU) published a Highlights report of a cross-Canada survey of regulated child care centres and family child care homes conducted in May 2020... Read more
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Education is a human right. But you would not know this in most of Canada, where lockdowns are ending, people are returning to work, and patios and nail salons are open, all while parents are hearing... Read more
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The Small and Medium Enterprise Relaunch Grant offers financial assistance to Alberta businesses, cooperatives, and non-profit organizations that were ordered to close or curtail operations, and that... Read more
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According to Statistics Canada, 74 per cent of families with young children have two parents who work outside the home and most of them depend on access to child-care services. Just how dependent has... Read more
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Some people in Alberta are calling for $25-a-day childcare to be extended because of COVID-19. As Christa Dao reports, those in support of the program say many parents weren`t able to take... Read more
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In 2015, the Mayor’s Task Force for the Elimination of Poverty identified affordable and quality child care as a game-changer for eliminating poverty in Edmonton. The Early Council for Early Learning... Read more
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On June 12, 2020 Alberta entered into stage 2 of our reopening. Available guidelines for the reopening of early learning and child care programs can be found below.
DAY CARE/OSC REOPENING GUIDELINES ... Read more
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Media Release
New grants will ease relaunch costs faced by businesses
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many small- and medium-sized businesses and non-profits in Alberta have shutdown, either completely... Read more
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The economic fallout of COVID-19 is stark — and women are feeling the brunt of it.
Over 1.5 million women lost jobs in March and April, according to Statistics Canada. That’s a 17 per cent drop in... Read more
