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Trudeau made the joint announcement during a press conference in Brampton, Ont., on Monday.</p><div class="l-article__part" data-shortcode="readmore"> <p class="c-readmore"> <span class="c-readmore__label"><strong>Read more: </strong></span> <a class="c-readmore__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220329031147/https://globalnews.ca/news/8693762/peel-child-care-10-per-day-ontario/" data-track-region="content-read-more" title="Peel region needs 40,000 new spaces if Ontario agrees to $10 per day childcare deal"> Peel region needs 40,000 new spaces if Ontario agrees to $10 per day childcare deal </a> </p> </div><p>The $13.2 billion will be delivered over six years, with an additional year of funding of at least $2.9 billion.</p><p>Ontario was the only jurisdiction in Canada that had not signed onto the federal government’s plan, which aims to reduce child-care fees to an average of $10 a day by 2026.</p><p>A news release issued Monday by the Ontario Ministry of Education said the deal includes “flexibility to allocate federal funding in a way that will allow the province to deliver an average of $10 a day child care, including by spending the initial $10.2 billion over four years instead of five.”</p> <div class="c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad"> <div class="c-ad__label">Story continues below advertisement</div> <div id="gpt-ad-300250-10" class="c-ad__unit" data-ad-pos="10"> </div> <script> if ( typeof( gn_monetize ) !== 'undefined' && typeof( gn_monetize.Ads ) !== 'undefined' && gn_monetize.Ads.initialRequestMade() ) { // Ads script has been loaded, create the ad. gn_monetize.Ads.create( {"sizes":"[300,250]","biddable":true,"id":"gpt-ad-300250-10","lazy":false,"targeting":{"pos":10,"slotid":"gpt-ad-300250-10"},"companion":false} ); } else { // if Ads script not yet loaded, queue up ad data for initialization. var gnAdSettings = gnAdSettings || {}; gnAdSettings.ads = gnAdSettings.ads || []; gnAdSettings.ads.push( 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It now gets $13.2 billion over 6, more flexibility in spending, and a built-in review of the program on year three. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220329031147/https://twitter.com/hashtag/onpoli?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#onpoli</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220329031147/https://twitter.com/hashtag/cdnpoli?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#cdnpoli</a></p><p>— Matthew Bingley (@mattybing) <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220329031147/https://twitter.com/mattybing/status/1508461176296034313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2022</a></p></blockquote></div><p><script async src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220329031147js_/https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p><p>According to the ministry of health, under the new deal, Ontario families with children five years old and younger in licensed childcare centres will see fees reduced up to 25 per cent to a minimum of $12 a day, retroactive to April 1, 2022.</p><p>The rebates will be delivered to families beginning in May.</p><p>The deal said by December of this year, there will be another reduction in child-care costs.</p><div class="l-article__part" data-shortcode="tp_video"> <div class="c-video c-videoPlay " data-iframe-receiver data-autoplay="" data-displayinline-featured="false" data-displayinline-type="video" data-displayinline-player-id="miniplayer_8535493_6242754b0826c" data-displayinline-video-id="8535493" data-displayinline-ratio="16:9" data-displayinline="https://globalnews.ca/video/embed/8535493/#autoplay&stickyiframe=miniplayer_8535493_6242754b0826c" data-displayinline-sticky="true"> <div class="c-video__inner"> <span class="c-video__placeholder"> <img class="c-video__image" alt="Click to play video: 'Ontario now the only province or territory without a child-care deal with Ottawa'" width="632" height="356" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220329031147/https://i0.wp.com/media.globalnews.ca/videostatic/news/b0372uk0ze-duoxmniexd/FED_CHILDCARE_DEAL_BINGLEYSTILL.jpg?w=1040&quality=70&strip=all" loading="lazy" srcset="" sizes="" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20220329031147im_/https://i0.wp.com/media.globalnews.ca/videostatic/news/b0372uk0ze-duoxmniexd/FED_CHILDCARE_DEAL_BINGLEYSTILL.jpg?w=450#038;quality=70&strip=all 450w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220329031147im_/https://i0.wp.com/media.globalnews.ca/videostatic/news/b0372uk0ze-duoxmniexd/FED_CHILDCARE_DEAL_BINGLEYSTILL.jpg?w=720#038;quality=70&strip=all 720w, https://web.archive.org/web/20220329031147im_/https://i0.wp.com/media.globalnews.ca/videostatic/news/b0372uk0ze-duoxmniexd/FED_CHILDCARE_DEAL_BINGLEYSTILL.jpg?w=1040#038;quality=70&strip=all 1040w" data-sizes="(min-width: 1040px) 1040px,(min-width: 720px) 720px,450px"> <span class="c-video__overlay"> <span class="c-video__icon c-videoPlay__icon"> <svg class="c-icon c-icon--white c-video__play c-videoPlay__off" focusable="false"> <use xlink:href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220329031147im_/https://globalnews.ca/wp-content/themes/shaw-globalnews/assets/dist/icons/out/symbol/svg/sprite.symbol.svg?v=msjiw4cvn#play"></use> </svg> <svg class="c-icon c-icon--red c-video__play c-videoPlay__on" focusable="false"> <use xlink:href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220329031147im_/https://globalnews.ca/wp-content/themes/shaw-globalnews/assets/dist/icons/out/symbol/svg/sprite.symbol.svg?v=msjiw4cvn#play"></use> </svg> </span> <span class="c-video__data"> <time class="c-video__duration">2:11</time> <span class="c-video__title">Ontario now the only province or territory without a child-care deal with Ottawa</span> </span> </span> </span> </div> </div> <figcaption class="c-video__caption c-caption"> <span class="c-caption__desc">Ontario now the only province or territory without a child-care deal with Ottawa – Jan 24, 2022</span> </figcaption> </div><p>In total, the province said fees for families will be reduced, on average, by 50 per cent.</p> <div class="c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad"> <div class="c-ad__label">Story continues below advertisement</div> <div id="gpt-ad-300250-11" class="c-ad__unit" data-ad-pos="11" loading="lazy"> </div> <script> if ( typeof( gn_monetize ) !== 'undefined' && typeof( gn_monetize.Ads ) !== 'undefined' && gn_monetize.Ads.initialRequestMade() ) { // Ads script has been loaded, create the ad. gn_monetize.Ads.create( {"sizes":"[300,250]","biddable":true,"id":"gpt-ad-300250-11","lazy":true,"targeting":{"pos":11,"slotid":"gpt-ad-300250-11"},"companion":false} ); 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It’s a job I wouldn’t be able to do. You know, they they have a special skill set and they deserve to get paid appropriately and we’ll work as quickly as possible and collaborate with stakeholders.”</p><p>According to the deal, the Ontario child care tax credit program will also continue, and the province said it will work with municipalities to enroll 5,000 licensed child care centres and home child care agencies into the program between now and Sept. 1.</p> <div class="c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad"> <div class="c-ad__label">Story continues below advertisement</div> <div id="gpt-ad-300250-12" class="c-ad__unit" data-ad-pos="12" loading="lazy"> </div> <script> if ( typeof( gn_monetize ) !== 'undefined' && typeof( gn_monetize.Ads ) !== 'undefined' && gn_monetize.Ads.initialRequestMade() ) { // Ads script has been loaded, create the ad. gn_monetize.Ads.create( {"sizes":"[300,250]","biddable":true,"id":"gpt-ad-300250-12","lazy":true,"targeting":{"pos":12,"slotid":"gpt-ad-300250-12"},"companion":false} ); } else { // if Ads script not yet loaded, queue up ad data for initialization. var gnAdSettings = gnAdSettings || {}; 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