{"id":521447,"date":"2026-03-08T00:09:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T00:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/521447\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T00:09:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T00:09:28","slug":"supreme-court-says-asylum-seekers-entitled-to-subsidized-quebec-daycare-montreal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/521447\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court says asylum seekers entitled to subsidized Quebec daycare &#8211; Montreal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\tBy Staff<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted March 6, 2026 10:54 am<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUpdated March 6, 2026 5:35 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t1 min read\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme\u00a0Court\u00a0of Canada has ruled that\u00a0Quebec\u00a0discriminated against female refugee claimants by introducing regulations that denied them access\u00a0to\u00a0subsidized\u00a0daycare\u00a0spaces.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>This marks the third ruling against the\u00a0Quebec\u00a0government on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>In a decision today, the\u00a0court\u00a0says\u00a0that blocking refugee claimants from\u00a0subsidized\u00a0daycare\u00a0threatens\u00a0to\u00a0marginalize them from society.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767930311_275_national.jpg\" alt=\"Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet daily National news<\/p>\n<p>Get the day&#8217;s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.<\/p>\n<p>The case originated with a woman from the Democratic Republic of Congo who applied for\u00a0asylum\u00a0and obtained a work permit.<\/p>\n<p>The province subsequently denied access\u00a0to\u00a0Quebec\u2019s heavily\u00a0subsidized\u00a0daycare\u00a0network for the woman\u2019s three children.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11719316\/ivan-miller-arrested-after-3-women-found-dead-utah\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1772928568_688_ivan-miller-utah-murders.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tMan who killed 3 Utah women said \u2018it had to be done\u2019: police\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11717525\/canadian-alcohol-cannabis-sales-report\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1772928568_360_alcohol-sales-canada.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tAlcohol sales in Canada just saw \u2018largest\u2019 annual drop since tracking began\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>They were denied because Quebec\u2019s rules provided access\u00a0to\u00a0the system only once refugee status was granted by the federal government.<\/p>\n<p>Spaces in the highly sought-after network cost roughly $9 a day.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore on Canada<br \/>\n\t\t\tMore videos\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2026 The Canadian Press\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 6, 2026 10:54 am 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