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Quebec suspends directive restricting access to daycare for immigrant children
QUEBEC, CANADA, JUL 25 – Quebec halts expulsion of immigrant children already in subsidized daycare while reviewing policy, but restrictions remain for new applicants with open work permits, officials said.
- The Quebec government has suspended a directive that would have expelled some immigrant children from subsidized daycare while the policy is under review.
- Families Minister Suzanne Roy ordered that children already enrolled should not be expelled during the review process.
- A directive stated that foreign workers with open work permits would be ineligible for the subsidized daycare rate.
- Immigrant parents threatened legal action against the directive, calling it 'invalid and illegal.
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Quebec suspends directive restricting access to daycare for immigrant children - Montreal
Families Minister Suzanne Roy says that while the government reviews its policy, she has directed the daycare network not to expel children who already have a spot in the system.
Quebec had sent a directive earlier this month suggesting that children could lose their place.
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Quebec suspends directive restricting access to daycare for immigrant children
MONTRÉAL - The Quebec government has partially suspended a directive that would have expelled some children of immigrants from subsidized daycare.
In part, the Legault government suspends its directive, which reportedly expelled many immigrant children with work permits from subsidized day care centres and Early Childhood Centres (ECCs), which was issued at the beginning of the month and targets children whose parents have an open work permit. It states that these foreign workers are not entitled to the daily rate of $9.35 for child care services. After a lifting of shields, the MFA asked …
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