What is a licensed child care facility?
Licensed child care exists throughout Canada where facilities must adhere to provincial regulations that govern such things as staff to child ratios and safety matters. All provinces stipulate that centres catering to large groups of children must be licensed. Each province enforces their own rules concerning the number of children that can be accommodated in an unregulated environment ranging from two in British Columbia to eight in Saskatchewan. • Can I claim my child care expenses on my income tax? In most cases, yes. The Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) clearly defines the term “child care expenses” and gives a very detailed explanation of child care payments that can be claimed as well as who must claim the expenses in your family.
