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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WPN Finland’s bold experiment with universal basic income, which concluded several years ago, continues to reverberate through European policy circles as the Nordic nation embarks on a comprehensive overhaul of its social security system. The Finnish government’s latest proposals represent
Universal basic income could be used to soften hit from AI job losses in UK, minister says
The Guardian The UK could introduce a universal basic income (UBI) to protect workers in industries that are being disrupted by AI, the investment minister Jason Stockwood has said. “Bumpy” changes to society caused by the introduction of the technology
A monthly basic income for artists in Scotland? What a marvellous idea
The Herald In October, Ireland made permanent a pilot scheme guaranteeing a monthly basic income for artists. Trialled in the pandemic aftermath of 2022, the Basic Income for the Arts ensured working artists chosen would receive a no-strings-attached €1,300 per
AI Job Disruption Fuels Universal Basic Income Push by Tech Titans
WPN As artificial intelligence accelerates into every corner of the global economy, reshaping how businesses operate and workers earn a living, a once-fringe idea is gaining traction among tech leaders, policymakers, and economists: universal basic income, or UBI. This concept,
Martin Luther King Jr. was ahead of his time in pushing for universal basic income
Insight Each year on the holiday that bears his name, Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered for his immense contributions to the struggle for racial equality. What is less often remembered but equally important is that King saw the fight
Toronto, Canada selected for 2026 Basic Income Earth Network conference
The Basic Income Earth Network has just announced the 2026 BIEN Congress will be held in Toronto, Aug 20, 21, 22 this year, with a Canada pre-congress event on the afternoon of the 19th. Canada was invited to put in
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