Remote and hybrid models and better access to child care have enabled a greater work-life balance
Mothers with young children are joining the Canadian labour force at higher rates since the start of the pandemic, with more flexible work environments and better access to child care supporting their return to their jobs, new research by Toronto-Dominion Bank has found.
The trend was mainly bolstered by the new remote and hybrid work models, which enable greater balance between family and work responsibilities. Child-care accessibility not only helps women rejoin and remain in the work force, but it addresses “a more fundamental equity issue in helping close the pay gap between men and women,” Francis Fong, managing director and senior economist at TD Economics and author of the study, told The Globe and Mail.
Quebec introduced $5-per-day child care in 1997 – currently $8.85 per day – while Alberta and British Columbia followed suit with similar policies that capped fees, improved early childhood educators’ wages and opened more spaces for children. Ontario accounts for the majority of the projected gap, falling short by 110,336 to 164,652 spaces, while British Columbia’s estimated gap is 5,675 to 10,996, and Alberta’s is 26,002 to 30,744. The provinces closest to meeting demand are Saskatchewan with a gap of zero to 1,066 spaces, Newfoundland with a gap of 225 to 625, and Prince Edward Island with a gap of 993 to 1,569.
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