1,000 Thunder Bay-area residents invited for Basic Income project

1,000 Thunder Bay-area residents invited for Basic Income project

Thunder Bay Marina – photo by Jonathan Hendel THUNDER BAY — The Ontario government has begun mailing packages to potential Thunder Bay-area candidates for its new Basic Income Pilot Project.

The three-year project, also being tested in Hamilton and Lindsay, will determine whether a basic income can better support vulnerable workers and improve health and education outcomes for people on low incomes.

According to a government announcement in April, a separate project is being created for First Nations communities in collaboration with First Nations partners.The Ministry of Community and Social Services says application packages are currently being sent to randomly-selected residents […]

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