At the beginning of November 2020 the Ontario government announced that a new one-time payment for parents of children ages 0-12 called Support for Learners would be coming soon. Like the Support for Families payment that came before it, this program offers “a one-time payment of $200 for each child up to age 12, or $250 for each child or youth up to age 21 with special needs.”

Online learning is on the rise across Ontario, where COVID-19 cases are as high now as they were in March, at the beginning of the first wave of the pandemic. As confirmed case numbers creep up, more and more parents are opting for virtual school across the province.