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The Saskatchewan government will sign a deal extending the federally-subsidized $10-a-day child-care program by the end of the week, Premier Scott Moe says.
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“We’ll be renewing that five-year agreement, and we’ll be signing that Friday with the federal government,” said Moe during question period Wednesday afternoon.
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The original agreement was set to expire on March 31, 2026.
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$10-a-day child care was implemented in Saskatchewan in spring 2023. It was part of a promise from the federal government to have such child care in place Canada-wide by 2026.
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Saskatchewan is one of two provinces yet to sign the extension, which would secure subsidized funding until March 2031.
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The province previously said it wanted the flexibility “to address before/after school programs,” and also to see the terms from other provincial agreements with the federal government.
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On Wednesday, Minister of Education Everett Hindley reiterated there were a number of things the province wanted to renegotiate with Ottawa — like expanding the age range to include six-year-olds — which delayed signing.
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Hindley emphasized that the deal was a priority for the province but kept a lid on any specifics, saying, “we’ll talk more on Friday” about what’s in it.
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Hindley also acknowledged that the April federal election, which resulted in new ministers, contributed to the drawn-out timeline.
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For months, advocates have urged the province to end the uncertainty for families and operators who feared a potential future without $10-a-day child care.
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“I’m not about to throw a celebration for this government that’s taken more than a year to sign a deal for affordable child care in Saskatchewan,” said Saskatchewan NDP education critic Matt Love on Wednesday.
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“(Moe) has a lot to answer to those families and child-care providers that they’ve left waiting,” he also said. “We want to see a deal that’s going to ensure that child-care providers have a model that’s sustainable for them.”
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— with files from The Canadian Press
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