The UBI debate: What universal basic income could look like in Canada

The UBI debate: What universal basic income could look like in Canada

Vergani Fotografia/Shutterstock | Backcountry Media/Shutterstock Canada has taken the first steps towards a groundbreaking initiative aimed at making universal basic income in the country a reality.

The Senate’s national finance committee initiated discussions on Senator Kim Pate’s Bill S-233 , a proposal for a national framework for a universal basic income.

The concept of a basic income program is not foreign to Canada, as it’s been on politicians’ radars since the 1970s.In December 2021, Senator Pate and Member of Parliament Leah Gazan introduced Bills S-233 and C-223, which if passed, would establish the country’s first framework for an unconditional Guaranteed Livable […]

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