Canada is launching an experiment that will give 4,000 people free money until 2020

Canada is launching an experiment that will give 4,000 people free money until 2020

Finland , The Netherlands , and San Francisco, California have already shown their interest in giving people a regular monthly allowance — a system known as basic income.

Now Ontario, Canada, is planning its own basic income trial as well.

On April 24, Premier Kathleen Wynne outlined new details of the Ontario Basic Income Pilot (OBIP), which is slated to begin later this spring and last for three years.A total of 4,000 people in three regions in the province will begin receiving additional income based on each individual’s current salary.A single person in the trial can receive up to $16,989 per […]

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