Federal Election Promises

Justin Trudeau

Jagmeet Singh

Andrew Scheer

Elizabeth May

Child care services:

• Lower parents' child care fees by 10% nationwide
• Double federal support tot the provinces and territories through the Early Learning and child Care Framework, investing at least $535 million more each year
• Establish a national secretariat to work with the provinces and territories to lay the groundwork for a pan-Canadian child care system
• Give up to $1,000 more to families to help when the costs of raising kids are highest, by boosting the Canada Child Benefit by 15% for children under the age of one
• Make maternity and parental benefits tax-free
• Introduce a 15-week leave for adoptive parents

Child care services:

• Pass legislation that "enshrines Canada's commitment to high-quality, public child care
• Invest $1 billion in 2020 and increase the amount annually, with the aim of ensuring affordable, public or not-for-profit child care is available to all families
• A right to accessible and affordable child care would be enshrined in law

Child care services:

• Commitment to remove federal income tax from EI maternity and EI parental benefits
• Provide a tax credit of 15% for an income earned under EI maternity and parental leave

Child care services:

• Increase federal child care funding to at least 1% of GDP annually
• Increasing parental leave pay

Child care workforce:

• Invest at least $25 million per year to help cover the costs for early childhood educators seeking further training, and lower tuition costs for people getting their early childhood educator degree

Child care workforce:

• Planned legislation will include provisions for training new child care workers and ensuring they are paid appropriate wages

Child care workforce:

• no statements or promises

Child care workforce:

• Free post-secondary education
• Elimination of student debt

Infrastructure:

• Create up to 250,000 more before and after school spaces for kids under the age of 10
• Dedicate a target of 10% of the new spaces to provide more child care options for parents who work overtime, late shifts, or multiple jobs

Infrastructure:

• Will commit $10 billion over four years toward the building of 500,000 new child care spots

Infrastructure:

• no statements or promises

Infrastructure:

• Eliminate GST on all construction costs related to child care spaces
• Supporting child care centers to be opened in proximity to public transit