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Alberta signs extension on child-care deal with Ottawa, but only for a year

Alberta secures $1.17 billion in federal funding to maintain $15/day child care, add 5,000 for-profit spaces, and remove limits on funded family day-home spaces.

  • On Friday, Federal Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu and Alberta Education and Childcare Minister Demetrios Nicolaides announced a one-year extension through March 31, 2027, with Ottawa pledging $1.17 billion.
  • With the previous deal due to expire April 1, 2026, officials chose a one-year extension after the original November 2021 agreement set a $10-per-day goal amid criticisms of a "cookie-cutter" approach by Jason Kenney, former Alberta premier.
  • The program has generated 51,000 subsidized spaces over four years, with a goal of 68,700 spaces by March 31, 2027, including 5,000 additional for-profit spaces and family day-home operator limit removal.
  • Alberta families will continue paying about $15 a day as costs fell from highs near $100 per day, a change Ottawa says saves families thousands.
  • As talks continue toward a permanent pact, Demetrios Nicolaides, Alberta Education and Childcare Minister, called the one-year temporary deal an important bridge providing stability while Patty Hajdu, Federal Jobs and Families Minister, said Canada faces growing pains building a consistent child-care system.
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Ottawa, Alberta have agreed to extend $15-a-day child-care fees to 2027

CALGARY - Alberta's early-learning and child-care fees will remain at $15-a-day through to 2027 as it works with Ottawa to firm up a more permanent deal.

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The Hamilton Spectator broke the news in Hamilton, Canada on Friday, December 12, 2025.
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