Events across Ontario as Canada-Wide Day of Action for Child Care unites families and educators to demand better access and working conditions

Child Care, Education, Solidarity

TORONTO, ON — Families, educators and child care advocates are holding a rally today at Queen’s Park as part of a Canada-Wide Day of Action for Child Care organized by Child Care Now and allies. Their message is being echoed at local events in child care programs across Ontario and throughout Canada demanding improved access…

Ontario falling behind other provinces on child care wages and jeopardizing progress on $10-day child care plan, new report shows

Child Care

Toronto, ON — As a child care workforce shortage is limiting families’ access to affordable child care, a new report shows that Ontario has fallen behind most other provinces on wages in child care. The report from the Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care and the Association of Early Childhood Educators Ontario shows that Ontario…

Child protection workers and support staff ratify new deal, ending three-week long strike

Child Care, Solidarity

Brockville, ON – Approaching their third week on strike, child protection workers and support staff have reached a tentative agreement with Family and Children’s Services of Lanark, Leeds and Grenville (FCSLLG). “This tentative deal was made possible by the fierce determination of my coworkers and the overwhelming support we’ve received from the public,” said Arlette…

Tentative deal reached as community pressure builds on Family and Children’s Services of Lanark, Leeds and Grenville

Child Care

Brockville, ON – Approaching their third week on strike, child protection workers and support staff have reached a tentative agreement with Family and Children’s Services of Lanark, Leeds and Grenville (FCSLLG). “This tentative deal was made possible by the fierce determination of my coworkers and the overwhelming support we’ve received from the public,” said Arlette…

Strike set as Family and Children’s Services of Lanark, Leeds and Grenville refuse to meet the needs of families or workers

Child Care, Solidarity

Brockville, ON – Child protection workers and support staff at Family and Children’s Services of Lanark, Leeds and Grenville (FCSLLG) have been stretched thin by mounting workloads and have decided to walk the picket line to pressure their employer to invest in services for vulnerable children. After more than a year of bargaining between the…

Child protection worker strike narrowly averted but agencies across the province are grappling with workload and underfunding

Child Care, Social Services

TORONTO, ON – Nearly 500 frontline child protection workers and support staff, members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 2316, have ratified a new contract with the Children’s Aid Society of Toronto (CAST). While the deal averts a strike that was set to begin late last week, it does little to settle…

As Parliament passes historic child care legislation, families and educators hold Day of Action to say “Child Care is Worth More”; call for better pay, better quality, better access.

Child Care

Toronto, ON – On the heels of the passage of Canada’s national child care legislation Monday, child care advocates in Ontario are calling attention to the challenges facing Canada’s road to $10-a-day child care. On Tuesday June 20, 2023, communities around Ontario are holding a Worth More Day of Action to bring attention to the…