MEDIA ADVISORY - Governments of Canada and Ontario to announce extension to Canada-wide early learning and child care agreement

VAUGHAN, ON, Sept. 28, 2026 /CNW/ -- The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Jobs and Families and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario, and the Honourable Paul Calandra, Ontario's Minister of Education, will be in Vaughan to announce the extension to the Canada–Ontario Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement.

The ministers will be accompanied by Leslie Church, Parliamentary Secretary to the Secretaries of State for Labour, for Seniors, and for Children and Youth, and to the Minister of Jobs and Families (Persons with Disabilities). 

A photo opportunity and media availability will follow the announcement.

Please note that all details are subject to change.

Date:	Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Time:	9:00 a.m. EDT
Place:	YMCA Child Care Centre The David Braley Vaughan Centre 200 Apple Mill Road Vaughan, Ontario

Notes for media: To register, contact [email protected] with your name and media outlet.

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SOURCE Employment and Social Development Canada

For information: Aissa Diop, Director of Communications, Office of the Minister of Jobs and Families and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario, [email protected]; Media Relations Office, Employment and Social Development Canada, 819-994-5559, [email protected]