Exploring Stakeholder: "Government of Canada"

Construction plans for Kakivak Association facility set for 2026  This artist’s rendering depicts what Arctic Bay’s future child-care facility will look like when it is completed. (Photo courtesy of Kakivak Association) NationTalk: Nunatsiaq News – Plans are in motion to build a new daycare facility in Arctic Bay. Kakivak Association signed a 50-year land lease...

NationTalk: Winnipeg, MB, in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis - Today, the Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF) celebrates the grand opening of the Louis Riel Child Care Centre, a 40-space centre designed to serve infant and preschool children, which will provide quality, culturally focused programming for the young Red River Métis in the area, create employment and...

Nationtalk: Families across Canada know that affordable child care is not a luxury—it is a necessity. That is why the Government of Canada is working with provincial, territorial, and Indigenous partners to implement a Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC) system that will bring fees for regulated child care across the country down to...

NationTalk: COLWOOD – More families throughout B.C. will have access to affordable and high-quality child care as the Province invests in almost 600 new licensed child care spaces. “Thanks to our government’s ChildCareBC plan, hundreds more families will be able to access the child care they need, close to home,” said Mitzi Dean, B.C.’s Minister...

NationTalk: Employment and Social Development Canada – Affordable child care is not a luxury—it is a necessity. That is why the Government of Canada is working with provincial, territorial and Indigenous partners to implement a Canada-wide early learning and child care (ELCC) system that will bring fees for regulated child care across the country down...

Daycare already has waitlist of more than 30 CBC News: The manager for a new daycare in Fort Smith, N.W.T., says she has a plan to connect kids with elders, culture and community. The Fort Smith Métis Daycare, which officially opened its doors on March 6, was two years in the making — a project...

NationTalk: Employment and Social development Canada – High-quality and culturally appropriate early learning and child care programs designed by and with Indigenous families and communities give Indigenous children the best start in life and forms an essential part of Reconciliation. That is why the Government of Canada is committed to promoting and investing in Indigenous-led...

NationTalk: TORONTO – Centennial College, in partnership with Native Child and Family Services of Toronto and Dnaagdawenmag Binnoojiiyag Child & Family Services, is offering 25 Indigenous applicants an opportunity to become credentialed early childhood educators. The fully funded two-year program will support learners from Toronto and the Region of Durham in a culturally affirming environment...

Working Together Improves Access to High-Quality Child Care, Grows Communities and Economy: Stefanson NationTalk: The governments of Canada and Manitoba are allocating up to $70 million in capital funding for new child-care facilities, creating more than 1,200 new, regulated non-profit child-care spaces across the province with a focus on rural and First Nations communities, Premier...

NationTalk: Saskatchewan is committing nearly $9 million for training and professional development grants for the early learning and childcare sector. This is part of Saskatchewan’s commitment to improve quality in the early years and childcare sector, and is just one of many programs delivered through the Canada-Saskatchewan Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement. The...

First Nations Up to $1.02B over 10 yrs Starting in 2018–19, to support the co-developed Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Framework and strengthen culturally appropriate early learning and child care programs for Indigenous children and families. Métis Up to $450.7M over 10 yrs Métis Nation leaders will sign a co-developed Canada-Métis Nation Early Learning...

The most recent information from the provinces and territories indicates that, in only the first year (2017 to 2018) of the 3-year agreement, an additional 21,205 more affordable child care spaces have been established, representing over half (53%) of the March 2020 target of 40,000 spaces. Of these spaces, 2,955 or 14% benefitted “children from diverse populations…including Indigenous children, children...

Recognizing the importance of a distinctions-based approach in ensuring that the rights, interests and circumstances of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Nation are acknowledged, affirmed, and implemented, this Framework supports distinct First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Nation frameworks that represent their respective vision, goals and priorities. Implementation will be a collaborative effort over several years,...

First Nations have an inherent and sacred responsibility for their children and families. Children hold a unique and sacred place in First Nations families, communities, and nations; they are gifts from the Creator. A First Nations ELCC framework must begin and end with children and their families, in the languages and cultures passed down through...

The Métis Nation has a vision for ELCC in which Métis children and families throughout the Homeland are provided with culturally-relevant, self-empowering ELCC programming and services that focus on the development and maintenance of strong Métis families and communities across the lifespan, beginning at birth. Métis Nation ELCC will promote the healthy growth and development...

Inuit view ELCC as an opportunity for cultural revitalization that holds the possibility of connecting Inuit with their land, culture, language, and histories. It is also a significant step towards self-determination, reconciliation, and cultural revitalization. The Inuit vision is an ELCC system that provides the best possible start to life for Inuit children, including the...