Pre-budget: It’s time for Basic Income
October 4, 2022
Canadians are at the breaking point. There is a solution! Inflation, economic uncertainty and growing levels of poverty and inequality are taking a toll that
BICN Blog
Read More »
Alternative federal budget would include a basic income
September 23, 2022
By Sid Frankel, University of Manitoba On September 22 the Canadian Centre on Policy Alternatives released Alternative Federal Budget 2023: Rising to the Challenge: An
Harvey Stevens: Tribute to a lost champion
September 8, 2022
Sheila Regehr, Chair, BICN On September 1, 2022, the basic income movement lost Harvey Stevens after a long battle with cancer. As someone who loved
The role of UBI in the fight against climate change
June 17, 2021
Essay by Miranda Reid A universal basic income has been proven through numerous studies and trials to be incredibly beneficial to the well-being of both
April 22, 2021
There is certainly no doubt that the 2021 Federal Budget will provide some help to some people, depending on their situation. That’s the problem. What
NABIG: Call for proposals for virtual basic income conference
March 29, 2021
The 19th North American Basic Income Guarantee Congress will be held virtually June 17-19, 2021. Theme: Basic Income: Knowledge, Activism, Policy The program committee is
BICN Chair says suggested reforms in B.C. fall short of what’s needed
January 29, 2021
On January 28, the B.C. panel on basic income released its 500-page report with 65 recommendations; it does not support basic income as a central
BICN Brief – Advocating for a Basic Income in the wake of COVID-19
June 14, 2020
BICN, over the years, has encouraged a wide range of thought and work on basic income concepts, research, pilots and policy proposals. In our own
Write to your MP – template letter for basic income
June 14, 2020
Dear basic income supporters: We are at a critical juncture in Canada where emergency COVID-19 benefits can be wound down or reshaped into an ongoing
