Fund universal child care
Petitioners ask the federal government to provide universal, affordable, inclusive, high-quality early learning and child care and to fund it in all future budgets, indexed to inflation to support program growth.
Why we would sign this petition
- It would expand affordable, high-quality child care across Canada, improving early childhood development and learning opportunities for children.
- Indexing funding to inflation and budgeting for program growth would help sustain access and prevent service cuts over time.
- Stronger federal leadership could reduce regional disparities and enable more women to participate in the workforce by easing child care barriers.
Why we wouldn’t sign this petition
- It could require substantial long-term federal spending that some may view as unaffordable or needing trade-offs with other priorities.
- Centralized federal funding may clash with provincial jurisdiction or reduce local flexibility in designing child care systems.
- The petition lacks detail on accountability, timelines, or measurable outcomes, leaving uncertainty about implementation and quality assurance.
The summary and both sets of reasons are AI-generated from the petition and given equal weight. Claims are the petitioners’ own; consult the official record for the full text.
Official petition
Petition to the House of Commons in Parliament assembled : We, the undersigned residents of Canada, draw the attention of the House to affirm and provide consistent access to universal, affordable, inclusive, high quality early learning and child care. We request that all future budgets include adequate funding that keeps up with inflation and allows for the growth of the program. It is essential to the healthy development of children, to the economic value of women entering the labour force, and to alleviate the affordability crisis that is affecting the wellbeing of families and communities across Canada. This legacy project needs federal leadership to flourish.
Government response
No government response is available yet.