ECEC in Canada

Between 1992 and 2023, the Childcare Resource and Research Unit (CRRU) has developed thirteen versions of ECEC in Canada. This 13-report series is unique in a number of ways. As such, it has to date reliably served as Canada’s sole source of consistently collected and presented, cross-Canada, longitudinal data and information about regulated child care, kindergarten and parental leave.

Executive summary

This document, which provides a summary of selected elements of  the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care initiative (CWELCC)  introduced in 2021, is a supplementary paper to Early childhood education and care in Canada 2021. 

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Summary and analysis of key findings: ECEC 2021 and beyond
Résumé et analyse des principaux résultats: Éducation à la petite enfance et services de garde au Canada en 2021 et au-delà
 

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 ECEC in Canada 2019: Summary and analysis
Services éducatifs et de garde à l’enfance au Canada 2019:  Sommaire et analyse des principales conclusions

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ECEC in Canada 2019 full publication [revised 12-Feb-2021]. (Publication sections available for download below.)

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ECEC in Canada 2016 full publication (Revised 25/8/2018). Publication sections available for download below.

Key findings

ECEC in Canada 2016: Key Findings (Revised 31/5/2018, 3pp) 

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Early childhood education and care in Canada 2014 in pdf format. Revised 10-03-16.

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Preliminary data: Early childhood education and care in Canada 2014, in pdf format.  

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• The state of early childhood education and care in Canada 2012 in PDF format.  (940.5 KB)

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