Who qualifies for a Child Care subsidy?
o qualify for a Child Care subsidy, you must:
- Live in the City of Ottawa. Call 613-580-9696 to apply.
- Be working, looking for work, or going to school during the hours when your child would be in Child Care. If you or your child has special needs, such as medical, emotional or social problems, you may also qualify.
- Be in financial need, as determined by the most recent Income Tax Federal Notice of Assessment or Canada Child Care Tax Benefit notice. You will also be considered to be in financial need if you are eligible for social assistance.
The first step - Finding a space You are responsible for finding a subsidized Child Care space for your child within the City of Ottawa. Most licensed Child Care centres and home Child Care programs provide subsidized Child Care spaces. You may have to wait until a space becomes available to be put on a waiting list. Contact the Centralized Waiting List: 613-248-3605.
For name of Child Care centres and agencies, call Child Care Information at 613-248-3605 or try the our
search engine.
Most available Child Care spaces are full-time spaces, either in a licensed Child Care centre or home care program. It may be possible to arrange for part-time care.
我理解就是要等daycare有位置了,才能contact Child Care Subsidy,让他们来评估是否可以申请Subsidy。应该waiting list蛮长的,所以要先排队。
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You may also be eligible to receive payments for some of your Child Care costs through The
Ontario Child Care Supplement for Working Families, an Ontario Government Program. It provides support to help low-to-middle income families with children under seven where the parents are in the workforce, in school or in training. Families where one parent stays at home to care for children under seven may also qualify. You must apply each year for this program. To get more information on this program, you can call the Ministry of Finance's Information Centre toll-free number.
English: 1-800-263-7965 French: 1-800-668-5821