Nunavut

Canada-Nunavut Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement

The Canada-Nunavut Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement was signed on January 24, 2022. 

The agreement [1] and action plan [2] are available online. 

Federal press release

$10-a-day child care for families in Nunavut [3]
Office of the Prime Minister, 24 January 2022

Provincial press release

The Government of Nunavut has not yet issued a press release in regards to the Agreement.

Updates and next steps

More information will be provided as governments release updates on the implementation of the Canada-wide agreements.

Community responses 

Nunavut-Canada agreement puts priority on recruitment and retention of early childhood educators [4]
Child Care Now, 24 January 2022

Media coverage

Note: Media coverage is listed from most recent to oldest.

Indigenous workers in N.W.T. get set for upcoming $10 daycare [5]
APTN News, 4 July 2022

Mothers share hopes for childcare improvements [6]
Nunavut News, 10 February 2022

PM Justin Trudeau makes an announcement on child care in Nunavut [7]
CPAC, 24 January 2022

Nunavut childcare spots to cost an average of $10 a day by March 2024 [8]
CBC News, 24 January 2022

Freeland calls on Nunavut to sign $10 child care deal during fiscal update [9]
Nunatsiaq News, 14 December 2021

Liberals promise cutting child care costs in the North in throne speech [10]
Nunatsiaq News, 23 November 2021

Advocacy and policy tools

As advocacy and policy tools become available, information will be updated.

Other Early Learning and Child Care Agreements

Canada – Nunavut Early Learning and Child Care Agreement - 2017-2020 [11]

Canada – Nunavut Early Learning and Child Care Agreement - 2020-2021 [12]