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Purpose 5 The purpose of this Act is to (a) set out the Government of Canada’s vision for a Canada-wide, community-based early learning and child care system and its commitment to ongoing collaboration with the provinces and Indigenous peoples to support them in their efforts to establish and maintain such a system; (b) set out the government’s commitment to maintaining long-term funding for the provinces and Indigenous peoples for the establishment and maintenance of that system; (c) set out the principles that guide the ongoing federal investments in that system; (d) establish the National Advisory Council on Early Learning and Child Care; (e) further the progressive realization of the right to benefit from child care services as recognized in the Convention on the Rights of the Child; and (f) contribute to the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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Declaration 6 It is declared that (a) the Government of Canada has as a goal to support the establishment and maintenance of a Canada-wide early learning and child care system where families have access to affordable, inclusive and high quality early learning and child care programs and services regardless of where they live; (b) flexible early learning and child care programs and services that respond to the varying needs of children and families foster children’s development and are an important support for families and communities; (c) access to affordable early learning and child care programs and services enables parents and guardians and tutors, particularly mothers, to reach their full economic potential, which contributes to a strong economy and greater gender equality; (d) it is important for the Government of Canada to cooperate, collaborate and work in partnership with the provinces and Indigenous peoples and support them in their efforts to provide those programs and services; and (e) First Nations, Inuit and Métis children and families are best supported by early learning and child care programs and services that are culturally appropriate, that are led by Indigenous peoples and that respect the right of Indigenous peoples to free, prior and informed consent in matters relating to children.
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Guiding principles 7 (1) Federal investments respecting the establishment and maintenance of a Canada-wide early learning and child care system — as well as the efforts to enter into related agreements with the provinces and Indigenous peoples — must be guided by the principles by which early learning and child care programs and services should be accessible, affordable, inclusive and of high quality and must, therefore, aim to (a) support the provision of, and facilitate equitable access to, high-quality early learning and child care programs and services — in particular those that are provided by public and not for profit child care providers — that meet standards set by provincial governments or Indigenous governing bodies, that are reﬂective of other evidence-based best practices in high-quality service provision and that respond to the varying needs of children and families; (b) enable families of all income levels, including low incomes, to beneﬁt from affordable early learning and child care programs and services; (c) support the provision, including in rural and remote communities, of early learning and child care programs and services that are inclusive of children from systematically marginalized groups, including children with disabilities, and of children from English and French linguistic minority communities, that respect and value the diversity of all children and families and that respond to their varying needs; and (d) support the provision of high-quality early learning and child care programs and services that foster the social, emotional, physical and cognitive development of young children, including through the recruitment and retention of a qualiﬁed and well-supported early childhood education workforce, recognizing that working conditions aﬀect the provision of those programs and services. Other guiding principles — Indigenous peoples (2) Federal investments in respect of early learning and child care programs and services for Indigenous peoples — as well as the efforts to enter into related agreements with Indigenous peoples — must be guided by the principles set out in the Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Framework, in addition to the principles set out in subsection (1). Commitments re Official Languages Act (3) Federal investments in respect of early learning and child care programs and services subject to an agreement entered into with a province must be guided by the commitments set out in the Oﬃcial Languages Act , in addition to the principles set out in subsection (1).
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Funding commitments 8 (1) The Government of Canada commits to maintaining long-term funding for early learning and child care programs and services, including early learning and child care programs and services for Indigenous peoples and for official language minority communities. Funding agreements (2) The funding must be provided primarily through agreements with the provincial governments and Indigenous governing bodies and other Indigenous entities that represent the interests of an Indigenous group and its members.
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Establishment 9 A Council is established, to be known as the National Advisory Council on Early Learning and Child Care, consisting of no fewer than 10 but no more than 18 members, including the Chairperson and the ex officio member.
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Deputy Minister — ex officio member 10 (1) The Minister’s Deputy Minister is the ex officio member of the Council. Alternate ex officio member (2) The Deputy Minister may designate in writing an alternate to perform the Deputy Minister’s duties and functions in respect of the Council.
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Appointment 11 (1) The members of the Council, other than the ex officio member, are to be appointed by the Governor in Council — on the recommendation of the Minister, having regard to the importance of having members who are representative of the diversity of Canadian society, including Indigenous peoples and oﬃcial language minority communities — to hold office during pleasure for a term not exceeding three years and are eligible to be reappointed in the same or another capacity. Full-time or part-time membership (2) The Chairperson is to be appointed as a full-time member or a part-time member and the other members, other than the ex officio member, are to be appointed as part-time members.
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Remuneration 12 (1) The members of the Council, other than the ex officio member, are to be paid, in connection with their work for the Council, the remuneration that may be fixed by the Governor in Council. Travel and living expenses (2) The members of the Council, other than the ex officio member, are entitled to be reimbursed for the travel, living and other expenses incurred, in connection with their work for the Council, while absent from their ordinary place of residence. However, if the Chairperson is a full-time member, they are entitled to be reimbursed for such expenses while absent from their ordinary place of work. Deemed employment (3) The members of the Council, other than the ex officio member, are deemed to be employees for the purposes of the Government Employees Compensation Act and to be employed in the federal public administration for the purposes of any regulations made under section 9 of the Aeronautics Act . The Chairperson is, if they are a full-time member, also deemed to be employed in the public service for the purposes of the Public Service Superannuation Act .
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Role of Chairperson 13 (1) The Chairperson has supervision over and direction of the work of the Council. Chairperson absent or unable to act (2) If the Chairperson is absent or unable to act or if the office of Chairperson is vacant, the Minister may designate another member of the Council to act as Chairperson, but that member may act as Chairperson for a period of more than 90 days only with the approval of the Governor in Council.
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Functions 14 The Council must (a) provide advice to the Minister respecting early learning and child care, including with respect to programs and services, funding and activities that support early learning and child care; (b) consult broadly with individuals and organizations that have an interest in early learning and child care, including parents, the early childhood education workforce, child care providers, advocates and policy and research specialists, on matters relating to the Canada-wide early learning and child care system; and (c) undertake any other activity related to its functions under paragraph (a) or (b) that is specified by the Minister.
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Sharing of information 14.1 The Minister may, on request of the Council, provide the Council with any information respecting the Canada-wide early learning and child care system that is related to the Council’s functions and that is in the Minister’s possession, if it is within the Minister’s authority to share the information.
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Meetings 15 The Council must meet at least four times in each fiscal year unless the Minister specifies otherwise.
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Report 16 (1) At the end of the ﬁscal year, the Minister must prepare a report that contains (a) a summary of the information in the Minister’s possession and within the Minister’s authority to disclose relating to the federal investments made in respect of the Canada-wide early learning and child care system during the ﬁscal year; (b) a summary of the progress being made respecting that system, including information relating to the quality, availability, aﬀordability, accessibility, and inclusiveness of early learning and child care programs and services and to the access to those programs and services; and (c) a summary of the advice provided by the Council under paragraph 14(a) and the work of the Council during the reporting period. Tabling (2) The Minister must cause the report to be tabled in each House of Parliament on any of the ﬁrst 15 days on which that House is sitting after the report is completed.
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Order in council * 17 Sections 9 to 15 come into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council. * [Note: Sections 9 to 15 not in force.]
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Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
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Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Canada Education Savings Act .
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Definitions 2 (1) The definitions in this subsection apply in this Act. Canada child benefit means a deemed overpayment under Subdivision A.1 of Division E of Part I of the Income Tax Act . ( allocation canadienne pour enfants ) Canada Learning Bond means the bond payable or paid under section 6 . ( bon d’études ) CES grant means a Canada Education Savings grant payable or paid under section 5 or under Part III.1 of the Department of Human Resources Development Act , as it read immediately before the coming into force of section 19 of this Act. ( subvention pour l’épargne-études ) child tax benefit [Repealed, 2016, c. 12, s. 107] first threshold for a particular year means the dollar amount referred to in paragraph 117(2)(a) of the Income Tax Act , as adjusted under that Act for the particular year. ( premier seuil ) national child benefit supplement [Repealed, 2016, c. 12, s. 107] prescribed means prescribed by regulations. ( Version anglaise seulement ) primary caregiver means (a) in the case of a beneficiary, or a child referred to in subsections 6(1.1) to (1.3) and section 12.2, who is a qualified dependant, the eligible individual in respect of the beneficiary or child; and (b) in the case of a beneficiary, or a child referred to in subsections 6(1.1) to (1.3) and section 12.2, in respect of whom a special allowance is payable under the Children’s Special Allowances Act , the department, agency or institution that maintains the beneficiary or child. ( responsable ) second threshold for a particular year means the higher dollar amount referred to in paragraph 117(2)(b) of the Income Tax Act , as adjusted under that Act for the particular year. ( deuxième seuil ) Income Tax Act expressions (2) Unless a contrary intention appears, in this Act (a) the expressions adjusted income , cohabiting spouse or common-law partner , eligible individual and qualified dependant have the meanings assigned by section 122.6 of the Income Tax Act ; (b) the expressions beneficiary , contribution , designated provincial program , promoter , registered education savings plan , subscriber and trust have the meanings assigned by section 146.1 of the Income Tax Act ; and (c) any other expression has the meaning assigned by the Income Tax Act . 2004, c. 26, s. 2; 2010, c. 12, s. 30; 2016, c. 12, s. 107; 2017, c. 20, s. 117 2024, c. 17, s. 162
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Canada child benefit means a deemed overpayment under Subdivision A.1 of Division E of Part I of the Income Tax Act . ( allocation canadienne pour enfants )
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Canada Learning Bond means the bond payable or paid under section 6 . ( bon d’études )
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CES grant means a Canada Education Savings grant payable or paid under section 5 or under Part III.1 of the Department of Human Resources Development Act , as it read immediately before the coming into force of section 19 of this Act. ( subvention pour l’épargne-études )
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child tax benefit [Repealed, 2016, c. 12, s. 107]
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first threshold for a particular year means the dollar amount referred to in paragraph 117(2)(a) of the Income Tax Act , as adjusted under that Act for the particular year. ( premier seuil )
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national child benefit supplement [Repealed, 2016, c. 12, s. 107]
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prescribed means prescribed by regulations. ( Version anglaise seulement )
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primary caregiver means (a) in the case of a beneficiary, or a child referred to in subsections 6(1.1) to (1.3) and section 12.2, who is a qualified dependant, the eligible individual in respect of the beneficiary or child; and (b) in the case of a beneficiary, or a child referred to in subsections 6(1.1) to (1.3) and section 12.2, in respect of whom a special allowance is payable under the Children’s Special Allowances Act , the department, agency or institution that maintains the beneficiary or child. ( responsable )
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second threshold for a particular year means the higher dollar amount referred to in paragraph 117(2)(b) of the Income Tax Act , as adjusted under that Act for the particular year. ( deuxième seuil )
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Purpose 3 The purpose of this Act is to encourage the financing of children’s post-secondary education through savings, from early childhood, in registered education savings plans.
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Informational and promotional activities 3.1 The Minister shall take measures necessary to carry out the purpose set out in section 3, including making known to Canadians, through informational and promotional activities, the existence of CES grants and Canada Learning Bonds and any terms and conditions.
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Power of Governor in Council 4 The Governor in Council may designate a member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada to be the Minister for the purposes of this Act.
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Canada child benefit for the first month in the particular year in respect of which eligibility has been established. Beneficiary born in December (6) In applying subsection (5) in respect of a beneficiary born in December, the reference to “the first month in the particular year in respect of which eligibility has been established” in that subsection is to be read as a reference to “January of the next year”. Change in care (6.1) If, in a month following January in a particular year, an individual who was not the primary caregiver of a beneficiary in January of that year becomes the beneficiary’s primary caregiver, then the adjusted income to be used for the purposes of subsection (4) in respect of contributions made to the trustee of the trust designated by that individual or their cohabiting spouse or common-law partner is the adjusted income used to determine the amount of a Canada child benefit for the first month in the particular year in respect of which the individual’s eligibility for the Canada child benefit has been established. Change in care in December (6.2) In applying subsection (6.1) in respect of a beneficiary for whom the individual becomes the beneficiary’s primary caregiver in December, the reference to “the first month in the particular year in respect of which the individual’s eligibility for the Canada child benefit has been established” in that subsection is to be read as a reference to “January of the next year”. Designation (7) The amount referred to in subsection (4) is to be paid to the trustee of a trust designated, in the form and manner approved by the Minister, by the primary caregiver of the beneficiary at the time the contribution is made or the primary caregiver’s cohabiting spouse or common-law partner at that time. More than one designated trust (7.1) If there is more than one trust designated under subsection (7) at the time a contribution is made, the amount referred to in subsection (4) is to be paid to the trustee of the trust to which a contribution is first made. Additional grant less than maximum amount (7.2) For greater certainty, if there is more than one trust designated under subsection (7) and the total of all amounts paid under subsection (4) to the trustee of the trust to which a contribution is first made is less than the maximum amount that may be paid under subsection (4), then amounts may be paid under subsection (4) to the trustee of any trust designated under subsection (7). (8) [Repealed, 2010, c. 12, s. 31] Restriction (9) Subsection (4) applies only to contributions made in 2005 or a subsequent year. Lifetime cap (10) Not more than $7,200 in CES grants may be paid in respect of a beneficiary during their lifetime. 2004, c. 26, s. 5; 2007, c. 29, s. 37; 2010, c. 12, s. 31; 2011, c. 24, s. 148; 2016, c. 12, s. 108; 2017, c. 20, s. 118
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 person in respect of whom a special allowance under the Children’s Special Allowances Act is payable, and (b) $100 in respect of any subsequent benefit year in which the beneficiary is a person less than 15 years of age at the beginning of the month immediately before the benefit year and, for at least one month in that year, is a person to whom subparagraph (a)(i) or (ii) applies. Formula (2.1) For the purposes of clause (2)(a)(i)(B), the amount is determined by the formula A + [(B + C + (D × E))/Y] where A is the amount determined by the formula F — (B/0.122) where F is the first threshold for the particular year in which the benefit year begins, and B is $2,308.27, B is $2,308.27, C is $2,041.94, D is $1,942.55, E is the number of qualified dependants in excess of two, and Y is 0.333. Annual adjustment (2.2) The amounts expressed in dollars in subsection (2.1) are to be adjusted, as set out in section 117.1 of the Income Tax Act , for each particular year after 2016. Adjustment for a benefit year (2.3) The amounts adjusted under subsection (2.2) that are to be used in respect of a benefit year are those amounts so adjusted for the particular year in which that benefit year begins. Restriction (2.4) A Canada Learning Bond is, other than for the purposes of section 14 of the Canada Education Savings Regulations , not to be paid in respect of any beneficiary (a) more than once in the beneficiary’s lifetime under paragraph 6(2)(a); and (b) more than once in respect of a benefit year under paragraph 6(2)(b). Meaning of benefit year (3) In this section, benefit year means the period that starts on July 1 in one year and ends on June 30 of the next year. Designation (4) The amount of a bond in respect of a benefit year is to be paid to the trustee of a trust designated, in the form and manner approved by the Minister, by the primary caregiver of the beneficiary, the primary caregiver’s cohabiting spouse or common-law partner or, if the beneficiary is 18 years of age or more, the beneficiary. Additional payment (5) When the Minister pays the amount under paragraph (2)(a), the Minister may, in prescribed circumstances, pay into the trust an additional amount determined in accordance with the regulations in recognition of the cost of administering registered education savings plans. 2004, c. 26, s. 6; 2016, c. 12, s. 109; 2017, c. 20, s. 119 2024, c. 17, s. 163
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Conditions 7 Neither a CES grant nor a Canada Learning Bond may be paid in respect of a beneficiary under a registered education savings plan unless (a) the Minister is provided with the Social Insurance Number of the beneficiary; (b) the Minister is provided with the Social Insurance Number of the individual, or the business number of the department, agency or institution, that made a designation under subsection 5 (7) or 6 (4); and (c) the beneficiary is resident in Canada, in the case of a CES grant, at the time the contribution to the plan is made and, in the case of a Canada Learning Bond, immediately before the payment is made.
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Administration of registered education savings plans 7.1 The Minister may enter into an agreement with a person respecting the administration of a registered education savings plan opened under subsection 6(1.2) or any other registered education savings plan identified by the Minister. The agreement may provide for the payment of remuneration by the Minister to the person for the administration of the plan. 2024, c. 17, s. 166
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Interest 8 The Minister may, in prescribed circumstances, pay interest, determined in accordance with prescribed rules, in respect of CES grants or Canada Learning Bonds.
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Payments out of C.R.F. 9 All amounts payable by the Minister under this Act, the regulations or an agreement entered into under section 7.1 or 12 must be paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund. 2004, c. 26, s. 9 2024, c. 17, s. 167
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Waiver 9.1 (1) On application made by the primary caregiver of the beneficiary, the primary caregiver’s cohabiting spouse or common-law partner or, if the beneficiary is 18 years of age or more, the beneficiary, the Minister may, to avoid undue hardship, waive any of the requirements of this Act or the regulations that relate to the payment of CES grants or Canada Learning Bonds and that are specified in regulations made under paragraph 13(g). The application must be in the form and manner approved by the Minister. Restriction (2) Despite subsection (1), the Minister may not waive any requirement related to the determination of eligibility for a Canada child benefit or for a special allowance under the Children’s Special Allowances Act . 2004, c. 26, s. 9.1; 2016, c. 12, s. 110; 2017, c. 20, s. 120