Children & youth

BC child care spending shows the power of good public policy. What’s next?

May 15, 2019

On May 1, the Living Wage for Families Campaign released new living wage rates for 12 BC communities. Even though costs are increasing steeply for rent and other basic necessities, the cost of living for families with children is lower this year thanks to the provincial government’s new child care policies. The living wage is… View Article

BC’s first-ever poverty reduction strategy: An important step forward, but does it go far enough?

Mar 19, 2019

By Iglika Ivanova and Seth Klein

After ten years of community calls for action, BC has at long last joined the ranks of provinces with a comprehensive poverty reduction plan. BC’s new strategy, TogetherBC, was unveiled yesterday. It sets out a framework to achieve the government’s legislated targets to reduce child poverty by at least 50 per cent and overall poverty… View Article

CCPA report confirms BC’s new investments in child care affordability are urgently needed

Feb 7, 2019

By Iglika Ivanova

Last year, the BC government made a landmark investment to begin addressing the affordability crisis in child care. A new report released by CCPA this week shows just how urgently needed those measures were (and continue to be). The report, Developmental Milestones: Child care fees in Canada’s big cities 2018, shares results from the CCPA’s annual… View Article

BC Budget 2019: Maintain momentum building a universal, affordable, quality child care system

Feb 6, 2019

By Iglika Ivanova

This post is part of our BC Budget 2019 series, which highlights key findings from the CCPA’s research and outlines our recommendations for the 2019 provincial budget. Find more from the series at: policynote.ca/budget2019 Now that the BC government has laid the foundation for a new universal, affordable, quality child care system with a major investment… View Article

The new school year begins with more affordable child care and better education funding for all ages — but challenges remain in the education sector

Sep 10, 2018

By Iglika Ivanova and Alex Hemingway

It’s back-to-school season and this September, BC students of all ages are returning to schools facing a very different funding environment. That’s because in its first year in power, BC’s new provincial government made a major shift in direction in education policy, significantly increasing education investments for students of all ages. The largest and perhaps… View Article

Study confirms what parents suspect: BC is one of Canada’s most expensive provinces for child care

Dec 13, 2017

By Iglika Ivanova

A report released by our National Office this week confirms what many parents already know: BC is one of Canada’s most expensive provinces for child care, especially for younger age groups (infants and toddlers). Cities in the Greater Toronto and Metro Vancouver stand out as the most expensive places in the country to access child… View Article

Five steps BC needs to take to begin building a universal, affordable, quality child care system

Oct 26, 2017

By Iglika Ivanova

There’s no question that BC’s fragmented patchwork of child care programs with exorbitant prices, inadequate spaces and inconsistent quality fails to meet the needs of BC families. It was great to see that the 2017 Confidence and Supply Agreement between the BC New Democrat Caucus and BC Green Caucus included the commitment to “invest in… View Article

BC’s child poverty rate: Don’t cherry-pick the numbers

Apr 28, 2017

By Seth Klein and Iglika Ivanova

It’s always welcome to see poverty identified as an important issue in our elections as it was in last Wednesday’s BC Leaders’ Debate. We want to see our political leaders challenging each other to do better on this file. However, in the debate—as well as in numerous media interviews—Premier Clark has repeated the claim that… View Article

BC Budget 2017 fails to fill the hole we’ve dug for children, youth and families

Mar 9, 2017

By Adrienne Montani

What’s the purpose of digging a hole and then re-filling it halfway or even all the way 15 years later? Child and youth services providers and families are asking this question as they review the “new” dollars for child-serving ministries in the 2017 BC budget. Over the last 15 years provincial child-serving ministries, school districts,… View Article

Most and least expensive cities for child care: 4 key takeaways for BC

Dec 15, 2016

By Iglika Ivanova

A new CCPA report reveals staggering disparities in parents’ experiences with child care across the country. Prices are highest in Toronto and lowest in cities in Quebec where child care is heavily subsidized by the provincial government. Cities in Manitoba and PEI, the other two provinces in Canada that set child care fees and fund… View Article

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Children & youth

BC child care spending shows the power of good public policy. What’s next?

BC’s first-ever poverty reduction strategy: An important step forward, but does it go far enough?

CCPA report confirms BC’s new investments in child care affordability are urgently needed

BC Budget 2019: Maintain momentum building a universal, affordable, quality child care system

The new school year begins with more affordable child care and better education funding for all ages — but challenges remain in the education sector

Study confirms what parents suspect: BC is one of Canada’s most expensive provinces for child care

Five steps BC needs to take to begin building a universal, affordable, quality child care system

BC’s child poverty rate: Don’t cherry-pick the numbers

BC Budget 2017 fails to fill the hole we’ve dug for children, youth and families

Most and least expensive cities for child care: 4 key takeaways for BC