The Canada-Nova Scotia Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement was signed on July 13th, 2021.
On August 17th, 2021 Nova Scotians headed to the polls for the 41st general election. Tom Houston's Progressive Conservatives won a majority with 31 of 55 seats. In a tweet by David Akin [1] on August 5th 2021, he noted that, "PC Party Leader @TimHoustonNS says he’s “completely on the same page” as @JustinTrudeau when it comes to $10/day daycare and “investing in people”. #nselxn41 #nspoli".
Provincial update
Province moves ahead on Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child-Care System [2]
Government of Nova Scotia, 13 July 2021
Agreement
Canada-Nova Scotia Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement [3]
Government of Canada and Government of Nova Scotia, 13 July 2021
Federal government press release
Nova Scotian families to benefit from early learning and child care agreement [4]
Office of the Prime Minister of Canada, 13 July 2021
Provincial government press release
Federal-provincial agreement will transform child care, reduce costs for families [5]
Nova Scotia Premier’s Office, 13 July 2021
Press conference: announcement
Video: Canada-Nova Scotia early learning and child care agreement [6]
Government of Nova Scotia, 13 July 2021
Child Care Now Nova Scotia reacts to results of the provincial election [7]
Child Care Now Nova Scotia, 23 August 2021
On the right track: Reflections on the federal-provincial bilateral agreement on early learning and child care in Nova Scotia [8]
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Nova Scotia, 14 July 2021
Government of Canada’s child care agreement with Nova Scotia [9]
Child Care Now, 13 July 2021
Child Care Now N.S. reacts to the monumentally significant agreement [10]
Child Care Now - Nova Scotia, 13 July 2021
With a Liberal government returning to Ottawa, N.S. premier expects child-care deal to stand [11]
CBC News, 21 September 2021
Fate of Nova Scotia's $10-a-day child-care deal hinges on federal election [12]
CBC News, September 5 2021
Child-care program will create hundreds of new jobs — but who will staff them? [13]
CBC News, 16 July 2021
Thinking out loud with Sheldon MacLeod: An expert perspective on the childcare announcement [14]
Saltwire, 15 July 2021
N.S. child-care fees to drop to $10 a day by 2026 under new $605M deal [15]
CBC News, 13 July 2021
N.S. becomes second province to sign on to federal Liberals’ child care subsidy plan [16]
The Star, 13 July 2021
Ottawa and Nova Scotia sign child-care agreement [17]
iPolitics, 13 July 2021
Trudeau calls NS child care funding key to 'a feminist recovery' from COVID [18]
The Coast, 13 July 2021
Excellence in early childhood education: Nova Scotia’s workforce strategy for early childhood educators [19]
Government of Nova Scotia, 13 July 2021
Child Care Now - Nova Scotia public consultation submission
Submission to Nova Scotia Government [20]
Child Care Now - Nova Scotia, 28 June 2021
Open letter: Recommendations for building an early learning and child care system in Nova Scotia [21]
Candian Centre for Policy Alternatives - Nova Scotia, 25 June 2021
Links
[1] https://twitter.com/davidakin/status/1423410581487370244?s=20
[2] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/child-care-news/21/10/province-moves-ahead-canada-wide-early-learning-and-child-care
[3] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/research-policy-practice/21/07/canada-nova-scotia-canada-wide-early-learning-and-child
[4] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/research-policy-practice/21/07/nova-scotian-families-benefit-early-learning-and-child-care
[5] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/research-policy-practice/21/07/federal-provincial-agreement-will-transform-child-care
[6] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/research-policy-practice/21/07/nova-scotia-early-learning-and-child-care-agreement
[7] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/child-care-news/21/08/child-care-now-nova-scotia-reacts-results-provincial-election
[8] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/research-policy-practice/21/07/right-track-reflections-federal-provincial-bilateral
[9] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/research-policy-practice/21/07/government-canada%E2%80%99s-child-care-agreement-nova-scotia
[10] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/child-care-news/21/07/child-care-now-ns-reacts-monumentally-significant-agreement
[11] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/child-care-news/21/09/liberal-government-returning-ottawa-ns-premier-expects-child-care
[12] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/child-care-news/21/09/fate-nova-scotias-10-day-child-care-deal-hinges-federal-election
[13] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/child-care-news/21/07/child-care-program-will-create-hundreds-new-jobs-%E2%80%94-who-will-staff
[14] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/child-care-news/21/07/thinking-out-loud-sheldon-macleod-expert-perspective-childcare
[15] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/child-care-news/21/07/ns-child-care-fees-drop-10-day-2026-under-new-605m-deal
[16] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/child-care-news/21/07/ns-becomes-second-province-sign-federal-liberals%E2%80%99-child-care-subsidy
[17] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/child-care-news/21/07/ottawa-and-nova-scotia-sign-child-care-agreement
[18] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/child-care-news/21/07/trudeau-calls-ns-child-care-funding-key-feminist-recovery-covid
[19] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/research-policy-practice/21/07/excellence-early-childhood-education
[20] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/research-policy-practice/21/07/submission-nova-scotia-government
[21] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/research-policy-practice/21/06/open-letter-recommendations-building-early-learning-and