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The Quebec authorities has partially suspended a directive that will have expelled some youngsters of immigrants from sponsored daycare.
Households Minister Suzanne Roy says that whereas the federal government evaluations its coverage, she has directed the daycare community to not expel youngsters who have already got a spot within the system.
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Earlier this month, the federal government issued a directive that mentioned overseas staff with open work permits would now not be eligible for the sponsored daycare charge, at the moment set at $9.35 per day.
On Tuesday, immigrant mother and father from France and Ukraine threatened Quebec’s Households Division with authorized motion, calling the directive “invalid and illegal.”
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Their youngsters, who’ve been attending a sponsored house daycare for greater than a yr, have been dealing with expulsion.
Roy says the restriction on sponsored daycare nonetheless applies to new functions from overseas mother and father on open work permits — certificates that permit them to work for any employer in Canada.
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