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Earlier this month, the government issued a directive that said foreign workers with open work permits would no longer be eligible for the subsidized daycare rate, currently set at $9.35 per day. 

On Tuesday, immigrant parents from France and Ukraine threatened Quebec's Families Department with legal action, calling the directive "invalid and illegal."

Their children, who have been attending a subsidized home daycare for more than a year, were facing expulsion.

Roy says the restriction on subsidized daycare still applies to new applications from foreign parents on open work permits — certificates that allow them to work for any employer in Canada.

This report by ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø was first published July 25, 2025.