Well now…here’s something to get excited about…the Universal Child Care Benefit turned 2 today…
More than 2 million Canadian children have benefited from the Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB) since it was launched in July 2006. Early in 2006, Prime Minister Stephen Harper made a commitment to support Canadian families and give them real choice in child care. The Government of Canada is delivering on that promise by providing families with monthly cheques of $100 for every child under the age of six. Since the launch of the UCCB, Canadian families have received benefits worth close to $5 billion.
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