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FOLLOW-UP RESPONSES FROM THE
APPEARANCE OF MINISTER QUALTROUGH BEFORE
SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL AFFAIRS, SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY
SUBJECT MATTER OF PART 4 OF BILL C-30, BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION ACT, 2021,
NO. 1
(MAY 26, 2021)1. SENATOR KUTCHER: SOCIAL BENEFITS OF ELCC PROGRAMMING
ESDC recognizes the importance of studying the impacts of ELCC on children and
families. The department is building on progress to date, working with Statistics
Canada, to address key gaps in the evidence base, including various types of
impacts over time.
• As an example, ESDC is currently working with Statistics Canada to develop
a number of data instruments (surveys etc.) to gauge the impact of ELCC
arrangements on children and parents.
ESDC has also completed an extensive literature review on quality in ELCC. This
review is available on the ESDC web site at Defining and measuring the quality of
Early Learning and Child Care: A literature review - Canada.ca. A summary of the
literature on the impact of ELCC for children and families is also attached.
The ELCC Secretariat will aim to address questions such as these to gain a broader
understanding of the social impacts of quality ELCC.
2Appendix
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Judkins, D., St. Pierre, R., Gutmann, B., Goodson, B., von Glatz, A., Hamilton, J., . .
. Rimdzius, T. (2008). A Study of Classroom Literacy Interventions and
Outcomes in Even Start. National Center for Education Evaluation and
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Richardson, D. C., Shove, J., Brickman, S., Terrell, S., & Shields, J. (2001).
Oklahoma City FILM Even Start Family Literacy Program Evaluation, 2000-
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St. Pierre, R. G., Ricciuti, A., & Rimdzius, T. (2005). Effects of a family literacy
program on low-literate children and their parents: findings from an evaluation
of the Even Start family literacy program. Developmental Psychology, 41,
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St. Pierre, R., Ricciuti, A., Tao, F., Creps, C., Swartz, J., Lee, W., . . . Rimdzius, T.
(2003). Third National Even Start Evaluation: Program Impacts and
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Umemura, T., & Jacobvitz, D. B. (2014). Nonmaternal care hours and temperament
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32. SENATOR BLACK: COST OF ELCC SECRETARIAT
Funding Decisions for Early Learning and Child Care Federal Secretariat
($ millions)
2021- 2022- 2023- 2024- 2025- 5 Year Ongoing
22 23 24 25 26 Total
Fall Economic Statement 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 20.0 4.3
Budget 2021 7.8 7.7 7.8 7.8 3.5 34.5 3.5
Total 11.8 11.7 11.8 11.8 7.5 54.5 7.8
43. SENATOR FOREST-NIESING: UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME
The Government of Canada already has programs with many features of a partial
basic income for specific groups. These initiatives, which contribute to poverty
reduction, include the Canada Child Benefit for families with children, and the Old
Age Security (OAS) pension and the Guaranteed Income Supplement for seniors.
It is also important to recognize that provincial and territorial governments have a
key role in decisions about the design and delivery of income support programming.
Accordingly, if a provincial or territorial government decides to proceed with a basic
income pilot, the Government of Canada would be pleased to share federal-level
survey, administrative, and tax data that could support project design and
evaluation.
As British Columbia’s basic income panel has noted in its recent report, there are
also significant considerations related to the cost of basic income, the implications
for existing programs and their beneficiaries, and the potential effects on the labour
market.
Budget 2021 proposes several measures that will help to reduce poverty. These
measures include making Employment Insurance more accessible and simple;
expanding the Canada Workers Benefit to support about 1 million additional
Canadians in low-wage jobs; and increasing regular OAS payments for pensioners
75 and over by 10 percent as of July 2022. As well, the Government has committed
to working with provincial, territorial, and Indigenous partners to build a Canada-
wide, community-based system of child care. Moreover, as the Budget affirms, the
Government is committed to investing in housing; supporting initiatives to improve
food security; taking action to create almost 500,000 new job and training
opportunities for workers; establishing a $15 federal minimum wage; and bringing
forward a new disability benefit.
The Government will continue to monitor research, including pilot projects, on basic
income and related policy approaches, and we are exploring potential shorter and
longer-term policy responses to promote inclusive economic growth and reduce
poverty.
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