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National Advisory Council on Early Learning and Child Care
9Establishment#
A Council is established, to be known as the National Advisory Council on Early Learning and Child Care, consisting of no fewer than 10 but no more than 18 members, including the Chairperson and the ex officio member.
11Appointment#
(1)The members of the Council, other than the ex officio member, are to be appointed by the Governor in Council — on the recommendation of the Minister, having regard to the importance of having members who are representative of the diversity of Canadian society, including Indigenous peoples and official language minority communities — to hold office during pleasure for a term not exceeding three years and are eligible to be reappointed in the same or another capacity.
(2)The Chairperson is to be appointed as a full-time member or a part-time member and the other members, other than the ex officio member, are to be appointed as part-time members.
12Remuneration#
(1)The members of the Council, other than the ex officio member, are to be paid, in connection with their work for the Council, the remuneration that may be fixed by the Governor in Council.
(2)The members of the Council, other than the ex officio member, are entitled to be reimbursed for the travel, living and other expenses incurred, in connection with their work for the Council, while absent from their ordinary place of residence. However, if the Chairperson is a full-time member, they are entitled to be reimbursed for such expenses while absent from their ordinary place of work.
(3)The members of the Council, other than the ex officio member, are deemed to be employees for the purposes of the Government Employees Compensation Act and to be employed in the federal public administration for the purposes of any regulations made under section 9 of the Aeronautics Act. The Chairperson is, if they are a full-time member, also deemed to be employed in the public service for the purposes of the Public Service Superannuation Act.
13Role of Chairperson#
(1)The Chairperson has supervision over and direction of the work of the Council.
(2)If the Chairperson is absent or unable to act or if the office of Chairperson is vacant, the Minister may designate another member of the Council to act as Chairperson, but that member may act as Chairperson for a period of more than 90 days only with the approval of the Governor in Council.
14Functions#
The Council must
(a)provide advice to the Minister respecting early learning and child care, including with respect to programs and services, funding and activities that support early learning and child care;
(b)consult broadly with individuals and organizations that have an interest in early learning and child care, including parents, the early childhood education workforce, child care providers, advocates and policy and research specialists, on matters relating to the Canada-wide early learning and child care system; and
(c)undertake any other activity related to its functions under paragraph (a) or (b) that is specified by the Minister.
14.1Sharing of information#
The Minister may, on request of the Council, provide the Council with any information respecting the Canada-wide early learning and child care system that is related to the Council’s functions and that is in the Minister’s possession, if it is within the Minister’s authority to share the information.
Federal laws of Canada reproduced under the Reproduction of Federal Law Order (SI/97-5); not the official version. Source: Justice Laws Website.