Quebec and Nadia Caron

Quebec family minister: The only available subsidized daycare spaces are in family-run centres, which are located in private homes and can receive up to six children a day, said Nadia Caron, a spokeswoman for Quebec family minister, according to Toronto Star. She added however, that the government doesn’t know how many of those spots are free. All of Quebec so-called institutional childcare centres are full, and some parents have been waiting years to place their children in one of the highly coveted spots. Affordable daycare services will become increasingly important for many of the 7,000 Syrian refugees expected to arrive in Quebec by the end of 2016 as parents begin French-language courses and integrate into the labour market. The cheapest spots are $7.55 a day, per child. Quebec heavily subsidizes roughly 228,000 daycare spaces across the province and charges parents on a sliding scale, depending on family income. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.