Having come to Canada myself 13 years ago, as a Permanent Resident, and now as a Citizen, I can confirm what "Bright Sparks" said. There is no financial assistance for those studying here under a student visa. Only a Permanent Resident or Citizen would be entitled to apply but that said, with the immigration requirements for PR'cy you have to either have a job or prove you have the financial backing to support yourself for a considerable time, before that PR status is approved.

I live on the East Coast where the cost of living is supposedly much less expensive than other Provinces (a pure rumour) and therefore the salaries are less and the day care fees are cheaper. But even here, a FT day care place will cost you between $32-$45 per day depending on how close you live to the city. That works out to about $700 a month.

If you did wait until your child could begin school here, you would have a lower cost. Before and after school care is between $15 and $20 depending on the hours and if you need care at both the start and end of the day. You would have to pay full rate for the days the schools are closed if the carer offered all day care for those situations.

Essentially, if you are coming here as a student, with a dependant child, you'll have to ensure your grants, cover all of your living costs and your dependant child's costs because there's no financial help available to foreign nationals for these incidentals.