Bill 45 — Family Childcare Choice Benefit Act | Cascadia
A BC childcare funding neutrality framework — a refundable monthly credit for eligible families providing in-home care, extending the existing subsidy model to all caregiving arrangements.
Key provisions
- Refundable monthly childcare credit for families providing in-home care
- Funding neutrality: credit amount equivalent to licensed daycare subsidy rates
- Eligible families include parents, grandparents, and approved family caregivers
- No means-testing for families already below median household income threshold
- Extends existing provincial subsidy model without replacing licensed care options
- Annual review by BC Ministry of Children and Family Development
How to vote
Visit cascadia.vote/bills/45 to read the full bill and cast your vote. Options typically include: Yes — build the plan, No — keep current systems, Revise — needs stronger safeguards, or Pilot first — prove it small.
This is a draft civic proposal for public discussion. It is not enacted legislation.
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