A basic income pilot program will be tested in Thunder Bay and two other Ontario cities. | Photo: WDIO-TV file
Some residents of Thunder Bay will be part of a three-year study by the Ontario provincial government to see if a basic income program is a better solution than existing programs to help people on low incomes.
Under the pilot program, single individuals will receive $16,989 (Canadian) per year and couples will receive $24,027 per year, less 50 percent of any earned income. For example, a single person earning $10,000 per year would receive an additional $11,989 in basic income, for […]
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