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Martha Friendly Awarded the Order of Canada as an Officer for propelling the importance of child care not only for the benefits it accrues to children, but also for its necessity for Canadian families, and particularly for women’s equality
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RC/W News — October 13, 2023
On November 9, 2023, Sophie Mathieu published her first book, “Égalité, fécondité et maternité: le soutien aux familles au Québec” with Les Presses de l’Université de Montréal
In the News — September 23, 2023
Our team members comment on Canada’s 50 year fight for Child Care
Canada’s launch of a national child care system shows what it takes to improve child care across a country.
In the News — September 15, 2023
Susan Prentice on the shortage of child care spaces in Manitoba
Susan Prentice is featured on Global News to discuss the supply and demand on child care centres in Manitoba.
RC/W News — August 29, 2023
Research with TAIBU highlights challenges faced by young Black mothers
A collaborative research project with TAIBU Community Health Centre is amplifying the voices of young Black mothers in Canada and recommending changes to provide them better support.
RC/W News — June 26, 2023
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June 2023
In the News — June 16, 2023
Andrea Doucet featured on CBC Radio
Andrea Doucet is interviewed by CBC for Ontario Today about the difference paternity leave makes.
RC/W News — June 13, 2023
Andrea Doucet participated as a panelist in the Oxfam Report Launch Event
On June 13th at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, ON, Andrea participated in a panel discussion with Lauren Ravon (Oxfam Canada) and Bilan Arte (Canadian Labour Congress) in the Oxfam Report Launch Event. The report is based on Oxfam’s Care Policy Scorecard and focuses on actions at the federal level. The event was attended by researchers, advocates, and Karina Gould, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development and included a discussion on what’s needed and missing from Canada’s policies around care.
In the News — May 18, 2023
Kenya Thompson on the accessibility of child care spaces in Nova Scotia
Kenya Thompson, doctoral student and RC/W research assistant discusses the urgent need for more licensed child care spaces in Nova Scotia, where 47% of young children live in a child care desert.
In the News — May 17, 2023
Martha Friendly & David Macdonald on Canada’s child care deserts
This report examines the availability of child care spaces by postal code across the country and finds child care deserts to be widespread: there were an estimated 759,000 full-time licensed spaces for younger children across Canada in centres and family child care homes in 2023. Of the 1.97 million younger children who might be using those spaces, 48 per cent live in child care deserts.
In the News — May 4, 2023
CRRU has released the 13th edition of the Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada report
This report is the Childcare Resource and Research Unit’s 13th compilation of cross-Canada, longitudinal data and information about regulated early learning and child care (ELCC), kindergarten and parental leave.