EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Bill amends the Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014 so that corporations are not eligible to receive funding for child care and early years programs and services unless they are not-for-profit corporations.

Bill 45 2018

An Act to amend the Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014 to limit funding of child care and early years programs and services to not-for-profit corporations

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

1 The Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014 is amended by adding the following section:

Not-for-profit corporations

1.1  (1)  Funding for child care and early years programs and services under this Act shall not be provided to a corporation unless it is a not-for-profit corporation.

Not-for-profit corporations, transition

(2)  Subsection (1) does not affect any funding agreement entered into before this section came into force.

Commencement

2 This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short title

3 The short title of this Act is the Child Care and Early Years Amendment Act (Not-for-Profit Corporations), 2018.