Canadian Classification of Functions of Government (CCOFOG) 2014

• 7 - Total outlays
• 710 - Social protection

7104 - Family and children

This group covers provision of social protection in the form of cash benefits and benefits in kind to households with dependent children; administration, operation, or support of such social protection schemes; cash benefits, such as maternity allowances, birth grants, parental leave benefits, family or child allowances, and other periodic or lump-sum payments to support households and help them meet the costs of specific needs (e.g., those of lone-parent families or families with handicapped children); and benefits in kind, such as shelter and board provided to preschool children during the day or part of the day, financial assistance toward payment of a nurse to look after children during the day, shelter and board provided to children and families on a permanent basis (orphanages, foster families, etc.), goods and services provided at home to children or to those who care for them, and miscellaneous services and goods provided to families, young people, or children (holiday and leisure centers).