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Quebec, as usually, is a bit different. There is a years worth of maternity (or paternity) leave. There is also 5 weeks given specifically to the other spouse (generally referred to as paternity leave). Anyways, You can take the 5 weeks whenever you want, up to a year from when the child is born.

Considering the many massive deficiencies in Quebec, this is one of the brighter spots.

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And on a related note, in Quebec, public child care centers are 7$ a day. Though it's not all perfect, those programs sparked a mini baby boom and as a result there are not enough places for everybody. But private child care centers are usually around 25$ a day.

"Many massive deficiencies" is overly dramatic.

> "Many massive deficiencies" is overly dramatic.

No, no it's not. Not in the slightest. I meant exactly that. If anything, it's less antagonistic then I how I usually describe Quebec, it's government and laws, and it's medical community. I usually associate them with child-abusers, and feel justified in doing so. Nor do I feel it's overly dramatic.

Simply put, if I knew years ago what I knew now, I would have left Quebec before having children.

Oh, actually I had the numbers wrong, I'm also in Quebec :)

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