TORONTO—The federal and provincial governments in Canada spent more than $25 billion on childcare in 2015, with much of the funding targeted at low- and middle-income families, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank.
"The range of programs relating to childcare, and the degree of financial support by governments for families with children, may not be fully appreciated in Canada," said Christopher Sarlo, professor of economics and senior fellow with the Fraser Institute, and author of Child Care in Canada: Examining the Status Quo in 2015.
