O. Reg. 488/24: GENERAL, Filed December 2, 2024 under Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014, S.O. 2014, c. 11, Sched. 1
ontario regulation 488/24
made under the
Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014
Made: November 28, 2024
Filed: December 2, 2024
Published on e-Laws: December 2, 2024
Published in The Ontario Gazette: December 21, 2024
Amending O. Reg. 137/15
(GENERAL)
1. Subparagraph 2 iii of subsection 3.1 (1) of Ontario Regulation 137/15 is amended by striking out “Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada” at the end and substituting “BGC Canada”.
2. Clause 13 (1) (e) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “Ontario Regulation 332/12” and substituting “Ontario Regulation 163/24”.
3. (1) Paragraph 1 of subsection 13.1 (1) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “subsection 77.3 (2)” and substituting “subsection 77.1 (2)”.
(2) Subsection 13.1 (4) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “subsection 77.3 (2)” at the end and substituting “subsection 77.1 (2)”.
4. Subsection 21 (2) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “Ontario Regulation 332/12” and substituting “Ontario Regulation 163/24”.
5. Clause 45 (1) (a) of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subclauses:
(iii.0.1) the payment methods that must be used when paying fees and the schedule for making payments,
(iii.0.2) the circumstances in which refunds or credits of fees will be provided,
6. Sections 77.1 to 77.4 of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:
Application to Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care System
77.1 (1) A licensee who wishes to enrol in the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care System shall apply to the local service system manager for enrolment in accordance with the process established by the local service system manager and shall provide any documents requested by the local service system manager.
(2) The local service system manager shall enrol an applicant in the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care System unless,
(a) there are reasons to believe that the child care centre or home child care agency is not financially viable or will not be operated in a manner that will be financially viable;
(b) there is reason to believe that the licensee will use the funding for improper purposes; or
(c) the operation of the child care centre or home child care agency in the service area is inconsistent with the service system manager’s directed growth plan.
(3) A licensee that is enrolled shall comply with the terms of any agreement that it enters into with the local service system manager in relation to the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care System, including terms regarding the use of the funding and wage requirements.
(4) A licensee shall keep a copy of any agreement referred to in subsection (3) at the child care centre or home child care agency, as the case may be.
(5) In the event of a conflict between this Regulation and the terms of an agreement referred to in subsection (3), this Regulation prevails.
(6) For greater certainty, if a licensee that is a corporation transfers shares of the corporation that would be sufficient to allow the person acquiring the shares to make a change to the corporation’s board of directors, the licensee remains enrolled and subject to the agreement referred to in subsection (3).
(7) For greater certainty, if a licensee sells substantially all of its assets and the purchaser wishes to enrol in the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care System, it shall apply for enrolment in accordance with this section.
(8) In this section,
“directed growth plan” means a plan developed by a service system manager to create new child care spaces in the service system manager’s jurisdiction in accordance with the principles set out in the document provided by the Ministry to the service system manager entitled, “Ontario’s Access and Inclusion Framework 2023”, dated June 2023.
Base fee for licensees enrolled in the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care System
77.2 (1) A licensee that is enrolled in the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care System shall ensure that a base fee higher than the amount determined under subsection (2) is not charged in respect of an eligible child enrolled at a child care centre it operates or at a home child care premises that it oversees.
(2) The base fee is the lowest of the following amounts:
1. $22 per day.
2. The base fee charged on December 31, 2024, if the licensee was enrolled in the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care System on that day.
3. The applicable amount set out in a Table to this section, if the licensee was not enrolled in the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care System on December 31, 2024.
(3) A base fee that is different from the base fee determined in accordance with subsection (2) may be charged in respect of an eligible child if the Minister has authorized the local service system to enter into an agreement with the licensee to permit the different base fee.
(4) If a base fee higher than the base fee determined under subsection (2) or (3) has been prepaid in respect of an eligible child, the licensee shall ensure that a credit or refund is issued of the difference between the amount that was prepaid and the amount of the base fee determined under subsection (2) or (3).
(5) Any credit or refund required under subsection (4) shall be given within 60 days after,
(a) December 31, 2024, if the licensee was enrolled on that day; and
(b) the day the licensee is notified by a local service system manager of the enrolment date, if the licensee was not enrolled on December 31, 2024.
(6) If a child in respect of whom a credit was provided under this section ceases to receive child care at a child care centre the licensee operates or at a home child care premises that it oversees, the licensee shall ensure that a refund is provided of any remaining amount within 60 days after the day the child ceases to receive care.
TABLE 1
Child Care Centre Daily FeeS For Full-Day Programs
| Item | Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 |
| 1. | City of Brantford | $22.00 | $21.88 | $20.67 | $19.03 | $19.03 | $21.88 |
| 2. | City of Cornwall | $22.00 | $17.96 | $16.96 | $14.66 | $14.66 | $17.96 |
| 3. | City of Greater Sudbury | $22.00 | $22.00 | $20.96 | $18.64 | $18.64 | $22.00 |
| 4. | City of Hamilton | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 |
| 5. | City of Kawartha Lakes | $22.00 | $20.89 | $18.25 | $17.85 | $17.85 | $20.89 |
| 6. | City of Kingston | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 |
| 7. | City of London | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 |
| 8. | City of Ottawa | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 | $20.07 | $20.07 | $22.00 |
| 9. | City of Peterborough | $22.00 | $22.00 | $20.71 | $18.41 | $18.41 | $22.00 |
| 10. | City of St. Thomas | $22.00 | $21.82 | $20.37 | $16.73 | $16.73 | $21.82 |
| 11. | City of Stratford | $22.00 | $21.96 | $20.37 | $17.03 | $17.03 | $21.96 |
| 12. | City of Toronto | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 |
| 13. | City of Windsor | $22.00 | $20.96 | $19.11 | $17.40 | $17.40 | $20.96 |
| 14. | County of Bruce | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 | $15.51 | $15.51 | $22.00 |
| 15. | County of Dufferin | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 | $19.46 | $19.46 | $22.00 |
| 16. | County of Grey | $22.00 | $21.09 | $20.10 | $14.91 | $14.91 | $21.09 |
| 17. | County of Hastings | $22.00 | $22.00 | $21.61 | $20.39 | $20.39 | $22.00 |
| 18. | County of Huron | $22.00 | $21.32 | $19.84 | $18.32 | $18.32 | $21.32 |
| 19. | County of Lambton | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 | $19.73 | $19.73 | $22.00 |
| 20. | County of Lanark | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 | $16.43 | $16.43 | $22.00 |
| 21. | County of Lennox & Addington | $22.00 | $20.96 | $19.80 | $19.39 | $19.39 | $20.96 |
| 22. | County of Northumberland | $21.59 | $19.99 | $18.61 | $17.68 | $17.68 | $19.99 |
| 23. | County of Oxford | $22.00 | $22.00 | $20.10 | $17.42 | $17.42 | $22.00 |
| 24. | County of Renfrew | $22.00 | $22.00 | $21.12 | $19.90 | $19.90 | $22.00 |
| 25. | County of Simcoe | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 | $20.96 | $20.96 | $22.00 |
| 26. | County of Wellington | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 | $20.37 | $20.37 | $22.00 |
| 27. | District Municipality of Muskoka | $22.00 | $21.35 | $20.31 | $19.39 | $19.39 | $21.35 |
| 28. | Municipality of Chatham-Kent | $21.64 | $20.67 | $20.14 | $19.57 | $19.57 | $20.67 |
| 29. | Norfolk County | $22.00 | $22.00 | $20.58 | $17.80 | $17.80 | $22.00 |
| 30. | Regional Municipality of Durham | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 | $19.64 | $19.64 | $22.00 |
| 31. | Regional Municipality of Halton | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 |
| 32. | Regional Municipality of Niagara | $22.00 | $22.00 | $20.44 | $19.44 | $19.44 | $22.00 |
| 33. | Regional Municipality of Peel | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 |
| 34. | Regional Municipality of Waterloo | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 | $21.39 | $21.39 | $22.00 |
| 35. | Regional Municipality of York | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 |
| 36. | United Counties of Leeds & Grenville | $22.00 | $20.83 | $19.22 | $18.71 | $18.71 | $20.83 |
| 37. | United Counties of Prescott and Russell | $22.00 | $20.78 | $20.33 | $15.93 | $15.93 | $20.78 |
| 38. | Algoma District Services Administration Board | $19.16 | $18.49 | $17.29 | $16.53 | $16.53 | $18.49 |
| 39. | District of Cochrane Social Services Administration Board | $20.94 | $18.93 | $18.81 | $18.46 | $18.46 | $18.93 |
| 40. | District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board | $22.00 | $20.15 | $18.80 | $18.00 | $18.00 | $20.15 |
| 41. | District of Parry Sound Social Services Administration Board | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 |
| 42. | District of Sault Ste Marie Social Services Administration Board | $22.00 | $20.30 | $19.47 | $18.57 | $18.57 | $20.30 |
| 43. | District of Timiskaming Social Services Administration Board | $21.59 | $18.37 | $16.92 | $14.26 | $14.26 | $18.37 |
| 44. | Kenora District Services Board | $22.00 | $21.64 | $20.62 | $16.97 | $16.97 | $21.64 |
| 45. | Manitoulin-Sudbury District Services Board | $17.65 | $15.12 | $12.61 | $12.00 | $12.00 | $15.12 |
| 46. | Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board | $22.00 | $18.74 | $19.11 | $12.00 | $12.00 | $18.74 |
| 47. | District of Thunder Bay Social Services Administration Board | $22.00 | $22.00 | $21.58 | $17.50 | $17.50 | $22.00 |
TABLE 2
Child Care Centre Daily Fees for Before and After School Programs
| Item | Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
| 1. | City of Brantford | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 2. | City of Cornwall | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 3. | City of Greater Sudbury | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 4. | City of Hamilton | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 5. | City of Kawartha Lakes | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 6. | City of Kingston | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 7. | City of London | $12.71 | $12.00 |
| 8. | City of Ottawa | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 9. | City of Peterborough | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 10. | City of St. Thomas | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 11. | City of Stratford | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 12. | City of Toronto | $15.26 | $12.55 |
| 13. | City of Windsor | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 14. | County of Bruce | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 15. | County of Dufferin | $14.20 | $12.00 |
| 16. | County of Grey | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 17. | County of Hastings | $12.00 | $12.03 |
| 18. | County of Huron | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 19. | County of Lambton | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 20. | County of Lanark | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 21. | County of Lennox & Addington | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 22. | County of Northumberland | $13.32 | $13.72 |
| 23. | County of Oxford | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 24. | County of Renfrew | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 25. | County of Simcoe | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 26. | County of Wellington | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 27. | District Municipality of Muskoka | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 28. | Municipality of Chatham-Kent | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 29. | Norfolk County | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 30. | Regional Municipality of Durham | $12.98 | $12.00 |
| 31. | Regional Municipality of Halton | $13.26 | $12.22 |
| 32. | Regional Municipality of Niagara | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 33. | Regional Municipality of Peel | $13.35 | $12.27 |
| 34. | Regional Municipality of Waterloo | $12.59 | $12.77 |
| 35. | Regional Municipality of York | $12.95 | $12.00 |
| 36. | United Counties of Leeds & Grenville | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 37. | United Counties of Prescott and Russell | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 38. | Algoma District Services Administration Board | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 39. | District of Cochrane Social Services Administration Board | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 40. | District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 41. | District of Parry Sound Social Services Administration Board | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 42. | District of Sault Ste Marie Social Services Administration Board | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 43. | District of Timiskaming Social Services Administration Board | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 44. | Kenora District Services Board | $12.34 | $12.28 |
| 45. | Manitoulin-Sudbury District Services Board | $10.63 | $10.63 |
| 46. | Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 47. | District of Thunder Bay Social Services Administration Board | $12.23 | $12.44 |
TABLE 3
Home Child Care Daily FeeS For Full-Day ProgramS
| Item | Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
| 1. | City of Brantford | $18.79 | $18.18 | $18.18 |
| 2. | City of Cornwall | $18.42 | $17.45 | $16.48 |
| 3. | City of Greater Sudbury | $21.26 | $19.29 | $18.18 |
| 4. | City of Hamilton | $22.00 | $21.56 | $22.00 |
| 5. | City of Kawartha Lakes | $22.00 | $22.00 | $21.79 |
| 6. | City of Kingston | $22.00 | $21.96 | $21.39 |
| 7. | City of London | $22.00 | $22.00 | $20.99 |
| 8. | City of Ottawa | $22.00 | $22.00 | $21.07 |
| 9. | City of Peterborough | $22.00 | $21.50 | $18.21 |
| 10. | City of St. Thomas | $21.82 | $19.39 | $17.94 |
| 11. | City of Stratford | $22.00 | $21.33 | $18.42 |
| 12. | City of Toronto | $22.00 | $22.00 | $17.88 |
| 13. | City of Windsor | $19.25 | $18.45 | $17.43 |
| 14. | County of Bruce | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 |
| 15. | County of Dufferin | $21.33 | $21.33 | $19.39 |
| 16. | County of Grey | $21.82 | $21.82 | $21.82 |
| 17. | County of Hastings | $19.64 | $19.68 | $19.17 |
| 18. | County of Huron | $17.70 | $16.73 | $16.73 |
| 19. | County of Lambton | $21.82 | $21.82 | $21.82 |
| 20. | County of Lanark | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 |
| 21. | County of Lennox & Addington | $22.00 | $21.67 | $20.48 |
| 22. | County of Northumberland | $20.32 | $20.23 | $18.82 |
| 23. | County of Oxford | $22.00 | $22.00 | $20.85 |
| 24. | County of Renfrew | $19.88 | $18.90 | $16.48 |
| 25. | County of Simcoe | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 |
| 26. | County of Wellington | $22.00 | $20.58 | $20.58 |
| 27. | District Municipality of Muskoka | $20.85 | $17.94 | $16.97 |
| 28. | Municipality of Chatham-Kent | $20.61 | $18.18 | $17.70 |
| 29. | Norfolk County | $18.47 | $17.59 | $17.08 |
| 30. | Regional Municipality of Durham | $21.54 | $21.58 | $17.35 |
| 31. | Regional Municipality of Halton | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 |
| 32. | Regional Municipality of Niagara | $21.66 | $21.61 | $20.46 |
| 33. | Regional Municipality of Peel | $22.00 | $22.00 | $19.28 |
| 34. | Regional Municipality of Waterloo | $22.00 | $22.00 | $20.42 |
| 35. | Regional Municipality of York | $22.00 | $22.00 | $21.90 |
| 36. | United Counties of Leeds & Grenville | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 |
| 37. | United Counties of Prescott and Russell | $16.48 | $15.76 | $15.76 |
| 38. | Algoma District Services Administration Board | $17.70 | $17.21 | $16.73 |
| 39. | District of Cochrane Social Services Administration Board | $16.97 | $16.97 | $16.97 |
| 40. | District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board | $21.25 | $20.68 | $20.70 |
| 41. | District of Parry Sound Social Services Administration Board | $22.00 | $20.36 | $20.36 |
| 42. | District of Sault Ste Marie Social Services Administration Board | $20.36 | $18.42 | $18.42 |
| 43. | District of Timiskaming Social Services Administration Board | $20.36 | $18.42 | $18.42 |
| 44. | Kenora District Services Board | $21.39 | $19.76 | $19.09 |
| 45. | Manitoulin-Sudbury District Services Board | $12.61 | $12.61 | $12.61 |
| 46. | Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board | $19.15 | $18.79 | $18.79 |
| 47. | Thunder Bay District Social Services Administration Board | $22.00 | $19.84 | $19.01 |
TABLE 4
HOME CHILD CARE DAILY FEES FOR Before and After School Programs
| Item | Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
| 1. | City of Brantford | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 2. | City of Cornwall | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 3. | City of Greater Sudbury | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 4. | City of Hamilton | $16.46 | $16.98 |
| 5. | City of Kawartha Lakes | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 6. | City of Kingston | $14.42 | $12.00 |
| 7. | City of London | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 8. | City of Ottawa | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 9. | City of Peterborough | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 10. | City of St. Thomas | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 11. | City of Stratford | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 12. | City of Toronto | $12.99 | $12.82 |
| 13. | City of Windsor | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 14. | County of Bruce | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 15. | County of Dufferin | $12.12 | $12.12 |
| 16. | County of Grey | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 17. | County of Hastings | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 18. | County of Huron | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 19. | County of Lambton | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 20. | County of Lanark | $13.09 | $12.00 |
| 21. | County of Lennox & Addington | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 22. | County of Northumberland | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 23. | County of Oxford | $17.57 | $17.57 |
| 24. | County of Renfrew | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 25. | County of Simcoe | $13.94 | $13.90 |
| 26. | County of Wellington | $14.03 | $14.03 |
| 27. | District Municipality of Muskoka | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 28. | Municipality of Chatham-Kent | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 29. | Norfolk County | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 30. | Regional Municipality of Durham | $13.86 | $13.75 |
| 31. | Regional Municipality of Halton | $16.00 | $17.24 |
| 32. | Regional Municipality of Niagara | $13.57 | $13.57 |
| 33. | Regional Municipality of Peel | $14.88 | $13.81 |
| 34. | Regional Municipality of Waterloo | $12.76 | $12.00 |
| 35. | Regional Municipality of York | $16.48 | $17.45 |
| 36. | United Counties of Leeds & Grenville | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 37. | United Counties of Prescott and Russell | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 38. | Algoma District Services Administration Board | $11.29 | $12.00 |
| 39. | District of Cochrane Social Services Administration Board | $10.26 | $12.00 |
| 40. | District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 41. | District of Parry Sound Social Services Administration Board | $13.09 | $13.09 |
| 42. | District of Sault Ste Marie Social Services Administration Board | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 43. | District of Timiskaming Social Services Administration Board | $13.57 | $13.57 |
| 44. | Kenora District Services Board | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 45. | Manitoulin-Sudbury District Services Board | $10.67 | $10.67 |
| 46. | Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| 47. | Thunder Bay District Social Services Administration Board | $12.00 | $12.00 |
Notice of disenrollment
77.3 (1) If a licensee intends to disenroll from the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care System, the licensee shall ensure that notice of the disenrollment is provided to the following persons at least 30 days before the disenrollment date:
1. A parent of every eligible child enrolled at a child care centre the licensee operates or at a home child care premises that it oversees.
2. Every employee of a child care centre or home child care agency the licensee operates.
3. Every home child care provider in each home child care premises that the licensee oversees.
(2) If a licensee is advised by a service system manager that it will be disenrolled from the system, the licensee shall ensure that notice of the disenrollment is provided to the persons mentioned in subsection (1),
(a) if the advice is given less than 30 days before the disenrollment date indicated by the service system manager, within three business days after the day the licensee receives the advice; and
(b) otherwise, at least 30 days before the disenrollment date indicated by the service system manager.
(3) A parent who receives a notice of disenrollment shall not be penalized for withdrawing their child from the child care centre or the home child care premises as long as the parent gives notice of the withdrawal to the licensee or home child care provider, as the case may be,
(a) within 30 days after receiving the notice of disenrollment; and
(b) at least 30 days before the date the parent would like to withdraw the child.
(4) Clause (3) (b) applies despite any agreement between the licensee or home child care provider and the parent, unless the agreement authorizes the parent to give the licensee less than 30 days notice of the withdrawal of their child.
7. (1) Item 21 of Table 1 to section 78 of the Regulation is revoked.
(2) Item 22 of Table 1 to section 78 of the Regulation is amended by striking out “s. 77.4” in Column 1 and substituting “s. 77.2”.
8. (1) Paragraph 9 of section 88.1 of the Regulation is revoked.
(2) Paragraph 10 of section 88.1 of the Regulation is amended by striking out “Section 77.4” at the beginning and substituting “Section 77.2”.
Commencement
9. This Regulation comes into force on the later of January 1, 2025 and the day it is filed.
