EXCLUSIVE: Canada’s $10-a-Day Daycare Faces Audit Following Complaints

EXCLUSIVE: Canada’s $10-a-Day Daycare Faces Audit Following Complaints
Auditor General Karen Hogan appears as a witness at a meeting of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Accounts on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Feb. 12, 2024. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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Canada’s auditor general has announced plans to evaluate the effectiveness of the federal child care program, as providers continue to voice concerns about the program’s impact on the sector and ability to meet its stated goals.

The Office of the Auditor General is in the process of launching an audit of the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Plan (CWELCC) and is considering involving provincial auditors general in the investigation, said Auditor General Karen Hogan.