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Next week’s budget will boost child care funding, Manitoba finance minister says
The 2.9% wage increase for early childhood educators will cost $14.3 million and aims to support Manitoba’s goal of 23,000 new child-care spaces.
- Finance Minister Adrien Sala announced at Linwood Child Centre, St. James constituency, that the pre-budget plan includes 2,000 new child-care spaces and a 2.9 per cent wage increase for early childhood educators.
- Under the Ottawa–Manitoba deal, the province has committed to a 23,000 target from the 2021 agreement backed by $1.9 billion in federal funding, with the government saying it can balance by the October 2027 election.
- The wage boost will cost about $14.3 million and affects about 3,923 early childhood educators within a $19–$40 hourly wage grid.
- Adding to last year’s commitments, the 2,000 spaces are in addition to the 23,000 target, and Jodie Kehl called the raise 'great news' while warning about educator shortages.
- Facing a $1.6-billion deficit , expenditures are running roughly $1.5 billion over plan, while U.S. tariffs and trade friction add economic pressure, TD forecast shows.
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Next week's budget will boost child care funding, Manitoba finance minister says
Manitoba’s finance minister says next week’s budget will include more money for child care. Adrien Sala says the spending plan will include money for a 2.9 per cent wage increase for early childhood education workers and 2,000 new child care spaces. Sala made the announcement at a Winnipeg child care centre, after handing out shoes […]
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