Early Learning and Child Care Act

An Act to establish criteria and conditions in respect of funding for early learning and child care programs in order to ensure the quality, accessibility, universality and accountability of those programs, and to appoint a council to advise the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development on matters relating to early learning and child care

This bill is from the 39th Parliament, 1st session, which ended in October 2007.

Sponsor

Denise Savoie  NDP

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Report stage (House), as of May 28, 2007
(This bill did not become law.)

Similar bills

C-208 (current session) Early Learning and Child Care Act
C-311 (43rd Parliament, 2nd session) Early Learning and Child Care Act
C-373 (40th Parliament, 3rd session) Early Learning and Child Care Act
C-373 (40th Parliament, 2nd session) Early Learning and Child Care Act
C-303 (39th Parliament, 2nd session) Early Learning and Child Care Act

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-303s:

C-303 (2022) An Act to amend the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act
C-303 (2021) National Health Data Strategy Act
C-303 (2016) An Act respecting the repeal of the Acts enacted by the Anti-terrorism Act, 2015 and amending or repealing certain provisions enacted by that Act
C-303 (2013) An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (trans fatty acids)

Votes

Nov. 22, 2006 Passed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.

Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee, on April 24, 2007

  • Sylvain Lévesque, President, Quebec's Private Daycare Association
  • Susan Elson, Executive Director, Davar Child Care Society
  • Kathy Graham, Chief Executive Officer, Association of Day Care Operators of Ontario
  • Kerry McCuaig, Researcher, Better Child Care Education, Alberta Child Care Association

Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee, on April 26, 2007

  • Mark McCombs, Senior General Counsel, Legal Services, Department of Human Resources and Social Development
  • Christian Beaulieu, Senior Counsel and Team Leader, Legal Services, Information Management and Social Programs Groups, Department of Human Resources and Social Development
  • Jeanette MacAulay, Deputy Minister, Department of Social Services and Seniors, Government of Prince Edward Island
  • Judy Streatch, Minister of Community Services, Government of Nova Scotia
  • Charles Dent, Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, Government of the Northwest Territories
  • Janet Davis, Councillor, City of Toronto
  • Virginia O'Connell, Director, Early Childhood Development Services, Government of Nova Scotia

Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee, on May 1, 2007

  • Stuart Shanker, President, Council for Early Child Development
  • Carol Gott, Co-Manager, Rural Voices for Child Care
  • Peter Dinsdale, Executive Director, National Association of Friendship Centres
  • Jamie Kass, Co-President, Child Care Working Group, Canadian Union of Public Employees
  • Shellie Bird, Education Officer, Local 2204, Child Care Workers, Ottawa, Canadian Union of Public Employees
  • Jody Dallaire, Chair, Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada
  • Monica Lysack, Executive Director, Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada
  • Jane Wilson, Co-Manager, Rural Voices for Child Care

Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee, on May 3, 2007

  • Dave Quist, Executive Director, Institute of Marriage and Family Canada
  • Beverley Smith, As an Individual
  • Yvonne Coupal, Coordinator, Citizens in Favour of Equal Government Childcare Subsidies for All Children
  • Sara Landriault, President, National Family Childcare Association
  • Helen Ward, President, Kids First Parent Association of Canada

Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee, on May 8, 2007

Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee, on May 10, 2007

  • Shawn Tupper, Director General, Social Policy Development, Department of Human Resources and Social Development
  • Glennie Graham, Director, Child and Youth Policy Division, Department of Human Resources and Social Development
  • Christian Beaulieu, Senior Counsel and Team Leader, Legal Services, Information Management and Social Programs Groups, Department of Human Resources and Social Development

Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee, on May 17, 2007