Section I: EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES AND EXPENDITURES

GOVERNMENT OF CANADA REPORT
2003–2004

• Section I - EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES AND EXPENDITURES GOVERNMENT OF CANADA REPORT 2003–2004
• 1. Introduction
  • Federal/Provincial/Territorial Early Childhood Development Agreement
    • Public Reporting
    • Federal Transfers in Support of Provincial and Territorial Government Investments in Early Childhood Development
    • Table 1.1: Cash Transfers in Support of the Early Childhood Development Agreement
  • Provincial and Territorial Government Areas of Investment under the Early Childhood Development Agreement, 2003–2004
  • Scope of Section I
  • Format of Section I
• 2. Healthy Pregnancy, Birth and Infancy
  • Activities and Expenditures
  • Health Canada
    • Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program
    • Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program: First Nations and Inuit Component
    • Family-Centred Maternity and Newborn Care: National Guidelines
    • Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Program: First Nations and Inuit Component
    • Folic Acid Awareness Campaign
    • Healthy Pregnancy Social Marketing Campaign
    • National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Initiative
    • Postpartum Parent Support Program
    • Reducing the Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
  • Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
    • Employment Insurance: Maternity and Parental Benefits
  • Activities and Expenditures Tables
    • Table 2.1: Programs Providing Direct Support
    • Table 2.2: Other Supporting Programs
• 3. Parenting and Family Supports
  • Activities and Expenditures
  • Canadian Food Inspection Agency
    • Food Safety Activity Book
  • Health Canada
    • A Parent's Guide to Sun Protection
    • Canada's Physical Activity Guides for Children and Youth
    • Canada's Child Health Record
    • Community Action Program for Children
    • CAPC/CPNP National Projects Fund
    • Consumer Product Safety Activities: Six Activities
      • Consumer Product Safety Education Bulletins
      • Consumer Product Safety Industry and Professional Guides
      • Is Your Child Safe?
      • Safety with"Radar" Activity Book
      • Stay Safe Program
      • Toy Safety
    • Nobody's Perfect
  • Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
    • National Literacy Secretariat–Family Literacy Projects
  • Transport Canada
    • Keep Kids Safe: Car Time 1–2–3–4
    • Road Safety
  • Activities and Expenditures Tables
    • Table 3.1: Programs Providing Direct Support
    • Table 3.2: Other Supporting Programs
• 4. Early Childhood Development, Learning and Child Care
  • Activities and Expenditures
  • Canada Revenue Agency
    • Canada Child Tax Benefit Supplement
    • Child Care Expense Deduction
  • Citizenship and Immigration Canada
    • Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada
  • National Defence
    • Military Family Services Program
  • Activities and Expenditures Tables
    • Table 4.1: Income Tax Measures
    • Table 4.2: Programs Providing Direct Support
• 5. Community Supports
  • Activities and Expenditures
  • National Police Services, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
    • National Missing Children Services
  • Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada
    • National Crime Prevention Strategy
  • Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
    • Kidz Printz
  • Activities and Expenditures Tables
    • Table 5.1: Programs Providing Direct Support
• 6. Dedicated Services for First Nations and Other Aboriginal Children and Families
  • Federal Strategy on Early Childhood Development for First Nations and Other Aboriginal Children
    • Advancing Research and Knowledge
    • Building Capacity and Networks
    • Working Towards Better Integration of Federal Early Childhood Development Programs and Services
  • Other Activities and Expenditures
  • Health Canada
    • Aboriginal Head Start in Urban and Northern Communities
    • Aboriginal Head Start On Reserve
    • Brighter Futures
  • Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
    • First Nations and Inuit Child Care Initiative
  • Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
    • Child/Day-care Program–Alberta
    • Child/Day-care Program–Ontario
    • Elementary/Secondary Education Program (Kindergarten–Grade 12)
    • First Nation Child and Family Services Head Start–New Brunswick
    • First Nations National Child Benefit Reinvestment Initiative
  • Activities and Expenditures Tables
    • Table 6.1: Federal Strategy Activities
    • Table 6.2: Programs Providing Direct Support
    • Table 6.3: Other Supporting Programs
• 7. Research and Information
  • Activities and Expenditures
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research
    • Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health
  • Networks of Centres of Excellence Canada
    • Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network
  • Health Canada
    • Canadian Childhood Cancer Surveillance and Control Program
    • Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program
    • Canadian Perinatal Surveillance System
    • Centres of Excellence for Children's Well-Being
      • Centre of Excellence for Children and Adolescents with Special Needs
      • Centre of Excellence for Child Welfare
      • Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development
    • Child Maltreatment Surveillance Activity
    • Children's Health and the Environment
    • Family Violence Initiative–National Clearinghouse on Family Violence
    • Healthy Images
    • National Child Day
    • National Study on Balancing Work, Family and Lifestyle
    • Population Health Fund
    • Tobacco Control Programme
  • National Film Board of Canada
    • Ludovic and Cuckoo! Web sites
  • Social Development Canada
    • National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth
    • Social Development Partnerships Program
    • Understanding the Early Years
  • Activities and Expenditures Tables
    • Table 7.1: Other Supporting Programs