TORONTO - The federal government says Ontario submitted its spending plan for billions of dollars in proposed child-care funding “late last week.”
A spokeswoman for Families Minister Karina Gould said Tuesday that negotiations on the proposed $10-a-day child-care deal are able to “move to the next phase” now that Ontario has submitted its plan.
Ottawa’s goals for the funding include reducing fees by an average of 50 per cent by the end of this year and getting fees to an average of $10 per day by 2026. Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce says all plans requested by the federal government have been submitted. “We’ve sent all the technical details to the federal government to make the case that we need more investment to reach $10,” he said on Tuesday.Lecce also said the province is committed to getting a deal “as soon as possible.”