Child care use during and after the pandemic
Release date: July 29, 2020

Description: Child care use during and after the pandemic
Child care use during and after the pandemic
We asked Canadians what it is like to be a parent during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are some of the participants’ responses:
9% of participants reported using child care during the pandemic
percent | |
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Newfoundland and Labrador | 11 |
Nova Scotia | 5 |
Prince Edward Island | 17 |
New Brunswick | 15 |
Quebec | 5 |
Ontario | 5 |
Manitoba | 16 |
Saskatchewan | 20 |
Alberta | 16 |
British Columbia | 13 |
Yukon | 13 |
Northwest Territories | 30 |
Nunavut | xPercentage of Note 1 |
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percent | |
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Had the same arrangement and the same fees | 35 |
Had the same arrangement but different fees | 9 |
Had different arrangements and different fees | 46 |
Had different arrangements but the same fees | 11 |
percent | |
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Did not pay fees and child did not attend | 53 |
Paid fees to hold a space but child did not attend | 6 |
Did not use child care prior to COVID-19 | 42 |
percent | |
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Yes | 34 |
No | 27 |
My child or children never stopped attending child care | 2 |
I did not use child care services prior to COVID-19 | 37 |
percent | |
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I am concerned about the health of my child or another member of the household | 49 |
I can no longer afford child care services | 6 |
My family members or friends will take care of my child or children | 13 |
I will no longer need child care services | 32 |
For more information, please check out the article "Child care use during and after the COVID-19 pandemic."
Source: Statistics Canada, Impacts of COVID-19 on Canadians: Parenting During the Pandemic, June 2020.
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