Canada 18 Jun 2026

After top court ruling, Quebec to prioritize long-term residents for subsidized daycare

The Quebec government will be prioritizing families who "live and work in Quebec permanently" over asylum seekers for subsidized spots in daycares, according to the province's families minister.

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The Quebec government will be prioritizing families who "live and work in Quebec permanently" over asylum seekers for subsidized spots in daycares, according to the province's families minister. In a media statement published on Wednesday, Catherine Blouin said Canadian citizens, permanent residents and people staying in Quebec mainly to work and who hold a closed work permit will be prioritized. "Asylum seekers, temporary foreign workers holding an open work permit, and international students will, for their part, be eligible for any remaining spots," Blouin said in a statement. The decision follows a ruling by the Supreme Court of Canada last March, which declared the exclusion of asylum seekers' children from early childhood centres (CPEs) — including those whose parents lack a work permitto be unconstitutional. Quebec urged to respect Supreme Court decision on asylum seekersdaycare access Canada's highest court struck down a 2018 directive from the Philippe Couillard government that had blocked asylum seekers from accessing subsidized child care. Blouin said that the decision was made "responsibly" to first meet the needs of families established in the province.

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