Open ProvincesChild care in Nunavut: fees, finding a space and subsidies
What regulated child care costs in Nunavut, how to find a space and which subsidies exist, from the official pages.
What child care costs
Nunavut's Affordable Child Care program lowers daily fees at licensed centres and licensed home daycares for children up to school age, and is confirmed through 2031. You do not apply to it: the centres do.
Official page: child care fees ↗ (our automatic checker could not open this site) (read on 2026-11-14)
Find a space
Ask your municipality or the provincial early learning office for the directory of licensed providers, and join waitlists early: many centres have long ones.
Help with the cost (subsidies)
The Day Care Subsidy (Family Services) is for low-income families living in Nunavut with children under 12; applicants must be employed or in training or education. Get the form from your community income assistance worker or a licensed facility.
Official page: child care subsidy ↗ (our automatic checker could not open this site)
Also useful
- Child care fees by province (Statistics Canada, April 2024)
- Canada child benefit calculator
- Monthly household budget planner
Fees, income limits and programs change: the official page is the authority, and the statements above were read on the date shown. General information. Quebec has its own system: see AtlasQuébec.
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