OTTAWA - How much do you pay in child care fees? Below is a breakdown by age group of monthly median child care fees across all spaces -- regulated or unregulated, in a centre or a home-based daycare -- in some of Canada's biggest cities, according to the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
(Fees in Quebec are set by the province, so the cost in Montreal does not change no matter the age of the child. Manitoba and Prince Edward Island also place caps on fees.)
Infant fees (under 18 months of age)
- Toronto $1,649
- Markham, Ont. $1,454
- Vaughan, Ont. $1,363
- Mississauga, Ont. $1,330
- Vancouver $1,321
- Kitchener $1,320
- Richmond, B.C. $1,200
- Burnaby, B.C. $1,200
- Hamilton $1,150
- London $1,128
- Calgary $1,102
- St. John's $1,085
- Surrey $995
- Brampton $994
- Ottawa $990
- Windsor $977
- Halifax $902
- Saint John $864
- Saskatoon $850
- Edmonton $835
- Regina $785
- Charlottetown $738
- Winnipeg $651
- Montreal $164
- Toddler fees (from 18 months to age three)
- Toronto $1,375
- Vancouver $1,325
- Richmond $1,210
- Burnaby $1,200
- Kitchener $1,140
- Markham $1,137
- Vaughan $1,130
- Mississauga $1,111
- Brampton $1,085
- London $1,075
- Ottawa $1,074
- Calgary $1,050
- Hamilton $1,020
- Surrey $950
- St. John's $868
- Windsor $846
- Edmonton $835
- Halifax $820
- Saskatoon $750
- Saint John $738
- Regina $620
- Charlottetown $608
- Winnipeg $451
- Montreal.. $164
- Preschooler fees (age three to five)
- Kitchener $1,031
- Calgary $1,010
- London $977
- Vancouver $950
- Hamilton $900
- Richmond $875
- Burnaby $850
- Edmonton $825
- Surrey $750
- Windsor $749
- Saskatoon $695
- Regina $570
- Winnipeg $451
- Brampton $955
- Mississauga $986
- Vahghan $1,005
- Toronto $1,150
- Markham $996
- Ottawa $990
- St. John's $890
- Halifax $803
- Saint John $681
- Charlottetown $586
- Montreal.. $164
(Source: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives)
