Ontario’s Basic Income Trial To Launch In Hamilton, Lindsay And Thunder Bay

Ontario’s Basic Income Trial To Launch In Hamilton, Lindsay And Thunder Bay

HAMILTON — Residents of Hamilton, Lindsay and Thunder Bay areas will be the first Ontarians to receive a guaranteed minimum income as part of a new provincial pilot project.

Premier Kathleen Wynne announced the details of the province’s three-year basic income project today in Hamilton.

She said the level of support starts at just under $17,000 a year for a single person, and while that isn’t extravagant, she says it will make a real difference to a person “striving to reach for a better life.”Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne has announced the locations of the province’s basic income experiment. (Photo: Christophe Ena/The […]

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