Provincial or territorial service · Family and children
Get help paying for child care
Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, checked
Short answer
Licensed child care costs less under the Canada-wide early learning and child care plan, and families with lower incomes can get more help. Apply through your province or territory, or in Ontario your local service manager.
Who handles it
Each province and territory runs its own. Find yours in the table below.
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In every province and territory
Who handles it in each province and territory, with the official link.
| Province or territory | Who handles it | Official link | Good to know |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Columbia | Affordable Child Care Benefit (Government of British Columbia) | Apply for the benefitchecked | Your child care provider must fill in their part of form CF2798 before you apply. |
| Alberta | Child Care Subsidy Program (Government of Alberta) | About the subsidychecked | |
| Saskatchewan | Ministry of Education (Early Years and Child Care) | How $10-a-day child care workschecked | Licensed providers charge $10 a day for children under six; the provider applies the reduction. |
| Manitoba | Manitoba Early Learning and Child Care (Government of Manitoba) | Apply for a subsidychecked | |
| Ontario | Municipal or district service managers (Ministry of Education) | Check child care subsidychecked | Apply to your local service manager; reduced fees at CWELCC centres for children under 6 need no application. |
| Quebec | Ministère de la Famille (subsidized places); Revenu Québec (childcare expenses tax credit) | Compare subsidized childcare costschecked | Subsidized places charge a set low daily rate; for non-subsidized care, claim the Revenu Québec tax credit. |
| New Brunswick | Department of Education and Early Childhood Development | Childcare help for familieschecked | |
| Nova Scotia | Department of Education and Early Childhood Development | Apply for child care subsidychecked | |
| Prince Edward Island | Child Care Subsidy Program (Department of Social Development and Seniors, Government of PEI) | None on record | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Child Care Subsidy Program, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development | How to applychecked | Apply with the paper form through your regional Early Learning and Child Development office. |
| Yukon | Early Learning and Child Care (Government of Yukon, Department of Education) | None on record | |
| Northwest Territories | Early Learning and Child Care (Department of Education, Culture and Employment) | None on record | No application needed; licensed programs apply the fee reduction automatically. |
| Nunavut | Nunavut Department of Family Services (Daycare User Subsidy) | Daycare subsidychecked |
Cite this page
Canada Service Map, "Get help paying for child care", checked 12 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/child-care-subsidy