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Originally Posted by Martin Mtl
/\ two of your main problems (cost of housing and cost of education) are not that relevant in Quebec, where housing is cheap (compare to the ROC) and higher education also. Affordable daycare also help.
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You can really see how various pro-family measures in Quebec have had an effect. Not related to housing of course but education for sure, daycares of course, but also expanded parental leave (RQAP) and also child support payments. I am way above what the max income threshold is for child support and still get 1300 bucks a year from the Quebec government. It's not much and we could do without it, but for lower and middle income echelons it can make a big difference - in some cases it may even pay for most of the kids' food.
I've had several people in Ontario tell me that that province sees children as a burden, whereas Quebec sees them as a precious resource.