F-9 Child Care

 Whereas member participation may be limited by the lack of reliable and affordable childcare; and

Whereas the PIPSC policy on child care allows only 75$ a day which is not in line with current market costs;

Be it resolved that PIPSC increase the allowance for child care cost to a maximum of 100$ per day;

Resolutions Sub-Committee Comments: A childcare policy is currently under review. 

The RSC conducted a benchmarking study of daycare costs in several cities across Canada and determined that an average cost is approximately $45.97 per day. The incremental cost to increase the allowance for child care up to $100 (from $75) would represent at least $25K, based on current reimbursement for child care expenses.