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Once a leader in $10-a-day child care, B.C. now lags behind: report

August 19, 2026

British Columbia is lagging behind other provinces when it comes to universal affordable child care, according to a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Of the 35 cities studied in the report, the five B.C. cities are the most expensive.



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