The latest Sask. Party child care announcement falls significantly short of the investments needed for families and workers, and does little to address the child care desert across Saskatchewan.
A new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), Cash Cow: Assessing Child Care Space Creation Progress, presents a grim outlook for child care in Saskatchewan.
“The report exposes that Saskatchewan is dead last on child care, with the highest number of children living in child care deserts in the country,” said Kent Peterson, president of CUPE Saskatchewan. “Scott Moe is failing to ensure families have access to child care.”
The report also reveals that as of spring 2025 the government has only made 5,648 new full-time spaces operational out of the 28,000 new child care spaces they promised to create by March 2026.
“Announcing spaces doesn’t mean families can actually access them,” said Peterson. “So far, Scott Moe and the Sask. Party have only made 20% of their promised spaces operational since 2021. They need to stop dragging their feet, start delivering on their commitment, and sign a renewed child care deal right now.”