Canadian Affairs
Canada faces a choice: tinker at the margins of poverty and precarious work, or build a durable income floor that lets people plan, learn and contribute.
The choice should be clear: create a universal basic income (UBI) that enables all Canadians to thrive.
Specifically, Canada should create a standalone, CPP-style UBI investment fund that pays a universal monthly top-up of $2,600 to every resident from birth to death. It would be designed to strengthen retirement security, simplify welfare delivery and protect children’s futures.
Today, many Canadians must navigate a paternalistic and dehumanizing system that requires them to continually prove their poverty to receive assistance.
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