Basic Income Canada Network advances human-rights based public policy that ensures everyone has enough income to meet basic needs, live with dignity, and participate in society and the economy.
As the need for basic income grows, we are often asked how Canada could best design and pay for it. To answer that, we asked a team to model some fair, effective and feasible options. Our report, Basic Income: Some Policy Options for Canada does just that.
At BICN we are thrilled by the success of the BIG Forum held in May in Ottawa and the positive energy people told us it generated.
As Forum co-lead, we found it truly inspiring to connect with 334 people from across the country and beyond and from diverse organizations, 223 in person and 111 virtually! Missed it? Or want to take the experience forward? Please read the report…and share it. You can also go to the Forum website to learn more and access session recordings and high school contest essays.
It’s time for a basic income
A better, fairer Canada that works for everyone. A future where people can meet their basic needs and live with dignity.
It’s what we all want. And I truly believe it’s within our reach, with your help. We’ve seen how quickly people can turn their life around for the better when a basic income is introduced.
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Basic Income and solving the polycrisis
Rabble The Basic Income Canada Network (BICN) is hosting the 2026 Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN) Congress at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) from August 19 to 22. This year’s list of impressive presenters will address the theme, Basic Income & the Polycrisis: The key to
Anthropic CEO Floats Tax on AI firms to Fund Universal Income
BIEN Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called on governments to tax AI companies to fund a universal basic income and introduce employee retention incentives to account for the potential impact the technology could have on the labor market. In a five-point blog
Basic income: Freedom to say no
by Helwig Fenner Perhaps the most beautiful word is: Yes. To give consent, to affirm, to agree. The most important word, on the other hand, is: No. To say no to dependency, to poor working conditions, to abusive behavior. Irina
Universal Basic Income in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Lviv Herald The idea of a universal basic income (UBI) has moved from the fringes of political philosophy to the centre of economic debate. For decades it was regarded as an interesting but impractical proposal advanced by academics, futurists and
Yahoo Finance Top economist Nouriel Roubini, who was among the first to predict the 2008 financial crash, earned the nickname “Dr. Doom” for his stark warnings, though he has been more upbeat lately. And when it comes to artificial intelligence,
Backing for UBI Is Growing. Let’s Push for the Most Progressive Version of It.
Truthout The idea of a universal basic income has been around for decades, but it is now growing in popularity as artificial intelligence threatens to make our economic future under neoliberal capitalism even more precarious. Yet, no one would argue
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