Access to affordable, nationally regulated, high quality and inclusive childcare is essential to women’s equal participation in the workforce. We believe that the Universal Childcare Benefit does not address limited access to childcare, rising cost, or culturally appropriate and quality programming and services.
See some of our actions:
- CFUW signs on to Child Care is a Right Declaration
- CFUW Calls on the Next Federal Government to Implement National Childcare
- CFUW joins other women’s organizations to calls on the federal government to put child care in the budget
- Statement on National Childcare, December 2008
- Women in Action Childcare, December 2008
- Letter to Stephane Dion on National Childcare and Early Learning System, September 2008
- Women in Action Childcare, November 2007
- Brief to the Human Resources Committee on Childcare, May 2007
- Statement on Canada’s OECD Ranking on Childcare, March 2007
- Letter to the Minister Maryam Monsef regarding a National Framework for Early-learning and Childcare in advance of the 2017 Federal Budget