Today the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario announced additional supports for early learning and child care through the one-year extension to the Canada-Ontario Early Learning and Child Care Agreement. The agreement allocates nearly $147 million in 2020-2021 for early learning and child care investments in the province of Ontario. The province of Ontario will allocate funding under this agreement to short term measures aimed at minimizing the impact of COVID-19 in the province’s early learning and child care system. The province will help fund the operating costs of licensed child care providers and EarlyON centres.