The Canada Social Transfer (CST) (french: Transfert canadien en matière de programmes sociaux) is the
Canadian government's transfer payment program in support of
post-secondary education
Tertiary education, also referred to as third-level, third-stage or post-secondary education, is the educational level following the completion of secondary education. The World Bank, for example, defines tertiary education as including univers ...
,
social assistance, and
social services, including early
childhood development and
early learning and
childcare
Child care, otherwise known as day care, is the care and supervision of a child or multiple children at a time, whose ages range from two weeks of age to 18 years. Although most parents spend a significant amount of time caring for their child(r ...
. It was made independent from the
Canada Health and Social Transfer
The Canada Health and Social Transfer (CHST) was a system of block transfer payments from the Canadian government to provincial governments to pay for health care, post-secondary education and welfare, in place from the 1996–97 fiscal year un ...
program on 1 April 2004 to allow for greater
accountability and
transparency for federal health funding. In 2008/2009, the program transferred $10.6 billion in cash to the provinces and a further $8.5 billion in tax points.
The program was originally combined with the
Canada Health Transfer in a program called the Canada Health and Social Transfer.
See also
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Education in Canada
Education in Canada is for the most part provided publicly, and is funded and overseen by provincial, territorial and local governments. Education is within provincial jurisdiction and the curriculum is overseen by the province. Education in ...
References
External links
Department of Finance Canada - Description of Canada Social Transfer program
Federal departments and agencies of Canada
Government finances in Canada
Higher education in Canada
Welfare in Canada
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