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By The Canadian Press

$1.17B In Funding

Ottawa, Alberta agree to extend $15-a-day child-care fees to 2027

Dec 12, 2025 | 4:08 PM

Alberta’s early-learning and child-care fees will remain at $15-a-day through to 2027 as it works with Ottawa to firm up a more permanent deal.

The two jointly announced an extension on the current deal, with the federal government providing Alberta more than $1.17-billion dollars in funding.

It will extend both the early learning and child-care agreements through to March 2027.

As part of the deal, another 5,000 for-profit child care spaces are also eligible for federal funding.

It will also pull the federal funding restriction set on family day-home spaces.

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In the meantime, Alberta says it will continue to work with Ottawa on a new agreement that puts non-profit and for-profit providers on equal footing.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 12, 2025.