Ontario auditor to issue reports on child care, skills development fund

TORONTO — Ontario’s auditor general is set to release four special reports today, looking into major government programs on child care, skills development and pollution reduction.

Auditor general Shelley Spence’s office is set to report on the implementation of the national $10-a-day child-care program in Ontario, where fees are capped at $22 a day.

Creating enough child-care spaces to meet demand has been a challenge in Ontario and the province has not yet signed an agreement with the federal government to extend the program beyond March 31, 2026.

The auditor general has also looked into the training stream of the province’s $2.5-billion Skills Development Fund.

The training stream gives money to organizations for projects that help hire, train or retrain workers.

As well, the auditor is set to report on the government’s progress on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and the Home Construction Regulatory Authority, which licenses and regulates new homebuilders and sellers.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 1, 2025.

Allison Jones, The Canadian Press