I can't speak from a place of evidence, but anecdotally from my own experience and our experience as an organization, it seems highly unlikely. There are staffing shortages across Ontario and across Canada as well. From our perspective with home child care, we have long been advocating direct licensing or individual licensing, or some sort of process that would make it easier and more likely for individuals to get licensed. I know that other provinces across the country do have that type of option, but for us here in Ontario, it is definitely a barrier. If that barrier were removed, it would open up access to educators and also access to child care spaces.
On April 18th, 2023. See this statement in context.