Canada-Wide Childcare Policy Update 2027

Canada’s childcare sector continues to navigate significant policy and funding decisions that will shape the future of licensed childcare programs across the country.

As we enter 2027, questions surrounding federal CWELCC funding commitments, provincial agreements, childcare expansion and long-term financial sustainability are becoming increasingly important for childcare operators and organizational leaders.

Understanding what governments are announcing is one thing. Understanding what those decisions mean for your organization is another.

Join Krystal Churcher, Principal Consultant with The Churcher Group and Executive Director of the Association of Canadian Early Learning Programs (ACE), for a professional-level national policy briefing examining the evolving childcare landscape, the implications of current policy decisions and the considerations operators should be making as they plan for 2027 and beyond.

What We’ll Examine

• Federal CWELCC Funding: Current federal commitments, funding timelines and the implications of future investment levels for provincial childcare systems.