Can Canada Be Recognized as a Child-Friendly Country?

A NEW STATISTICS CANADA REPORT ON CANADA’S CHILD CARE WORKFORCE

One of the main barriers to expansion of child care supply is a widespread shortage of qualified educators.  This is mostly due to wages and benefits that are insufficiently high to attract and retain staff.  As a result, there are long waiting lists to get into licensed child care (115,000 children with mothers whose main activity is paid work).  We do not have much good current data on our child care workforce, but Statistics Canada is attempt…

Can Canada Be Recognized as a Child-Friendly Country?

Dr. Nasser Yousefi The Peace School, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Correspondence: Dr. Nasser Yousefi (Email: yosofi.nasser@gmail.com) Received: January 6, 2025 Accepted: February 15, 2025 Published: February 15, 2025 Abstract Dr. Nasser Yousefi examines Canada’s status as a child-friendly country by evaluating the nation’s policies, social indicators, and international commitments to children’s rights. The article explores how […]