Absolutely. We provide literacy training and language instruction for newcomers to Canada for over 350 women at one time in our organization. Obviously, throughout the first year the government provides support for all permanent residents. It provides financial support for those women to take language classes, as well as access to child care in parallel to those classes. However, child care spots are not equivalent to the language training spots for mothers. Therefore, many women stay behind even though they have the opportunity to take language classes, because their children don't get a spot at the child care centres which would allow the women to take full-time language training.
Actually, in the last couple of year, in Calgary we have managed to decrease considerably the wait-list for immigrants who require language training. I believe that within one month now, all of them have the opportunity to enrol in language classes. However, the access to child care prevents them from doing that.