Child-care policies should be equitable for all families, regardless of the type of care they choose. Universal child-care systems fail to recognize the diverse care needs of Canadian parents and their reasons for the type of care they choose.
Child Care by the Numbers: Canada
February 12, 2021
The Welcome Home
The Welcome Home is a Catholic ministry in the North Point Douglas neighbourhood in Winnipeg’s North End. It serves as a gathering place for residents of the neighbourhood and offers weekly and monthly programs that respond to Jesus Christ’s beckoning in the Gospel of Matthew: “Come to me, all you who are weary and find life burdensome, and I will refresh you” (Matthew 11:28).
February 5, 2021
Pastoral Home Care of the Archdiocese of Montreal / SASMAD
A Case Study in Faith-based Social Service Le Service d’accompagnement spirituel pour les personnes malades ou âgées à domicile (SASMAD), or as it is known in English, Pastoral Home Care, is an outreach program of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montreal. It is a free and confidential service that provides spiritual support through home visits to those who are sick or elderly. It is volunteer based and is supported by the archdiocese and by a private Catholic foundation.
February 1, 2021
Will a “universal” early-learning and child-care system get mothers back to work?
January 28, 2021
Cash benefits for families and a national daycare system?
January 28, 2021
Is there a shortage of child care in Canada?
January 28, 2021
Should the federal government introduce a new child-care model?
January 28, 2021
Would spending 1 percent of GDP on child care achieve a national, high-quality daycare system?
January 28, 2021
Do we have a credible cost estimate for a national, high-quality universal daycare system?
January 28, 2021