More Frontline Workers Eligible For Emergency Child Care

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The Ontario government is further expanding the list of essential workers eligible to receive free emergency child care during the COVID-19 outbreak.

The announcement was made today by Premier Doug Ford, Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, and Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health.

“While our frontline workers are looking after us, we need to make sure we’re looking after them and their families,” said Premier Ford. “Providing emergency child care for our essential workers gives parents one less thing to worry about when they’re on the job saving lives, protecting us, or keeping shelves stocked with food and necessities.”

The additional frontline workers who can now access emergency childcare services include:

• Workers in grocery stores and pharmacies
• Truck drivers (driver’s licence Class A and Class D)
• Workers in the food supply chain, including food processing
• Workers in retirement homes
• Auxiliary workers in health care settings, including cooks and cleaning staff in hospitals and long-term care homes
• Interpreters and intervenors who support people who are deaf, deafened, hard of hearing and deafblind
• Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) emergency personnel
• Provincial officers and onsite staff in Ontario courts
• Canadian Armed Forces and Department of National Defence staff working in Ontario
• Additional workers supporting public safety and correctional services

A list of childcare centers can be found here.