• New Child Care Advisory Panel to Help Make Improvements to Child Care Services

  Source: Newfoundland & Labrador - Government Releases
  Date: 2026-10-19 13:00:57.0
  Tags: [Newfoundland and Labrador, Education, Social Services, Indigenous]

  The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, led by Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development Paul Dinn, has established a 12-member Child Care Advisory Panel composed of child care operators to provide insights and recommendations on expanding child care services. Budget 2026 allocates nearly $33 million to support child care spaces, encompassing approximately 1,200 spaces in progress and the creation of an additional 400 new spaces, building on more than 470 spaces opened since October 2025. Additionally, the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development will issue a focused expression of interest to secure Indigenous representation on the panel. The panel operates alongside an early childhood educator steering committee tasked with guiding the introduction of pensions and benefits for early childhood educators in the province.

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• Provincial Government Announces Appointments to Memorial University Board of Regents

  Source: Newfoundland & Labrador - Government Releases
  Date: 2026-09-08 17:00:56.0
  Tags: [Newfoundland and Labrador, Education, Governance, Indigenous]

  The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, through Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development and Advanced Education and Skills Paul Dinn, announced the appointment of six members to the Memorial University Board of Regents for three-year terms following a merit-based selection process administered by the Independent Appointments Commission under the Independent Appointments Commission Act. The newly appointed general member representatives are Dean Ingram, Alex Gibson, Peter Carver, Leslie Rowsell, and Travis Martin. Additionally, Nina Darleen Rumbolt-Pye was appointed as a joint representative to serve concurrently on Memorial University’s Board of Regents and the College of the North Atlantic’s Board of Governors to enhance institutional collaboration.

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