S-206Government of Canada
An Act to develop a national framework for a guaranteed livable basic income
Develops a national framework for a guaranteed livable basic income (GLBI) at the federal level. Directs the federal government to study and report on the costs, design, and implementation of a basic-income program coordinated with existing federal and provincial income supports.
Status
✓
Introduced✓
1st Reading✓
2nd Reading✓
Committee5
Report6
3rd Reading7
Royal AssentQuick learn
Senate bill that requires the federal government to study and report on a national basic-income program. Does not establish basic income itself; sets up the research-and-design phase. Supporters frame this as a continuation of the COVID-era CERB lessons.
Issues this bill touches
- Cost of Living
National framework for a guaranteed livable basic income (Senate).
Legislative history
- First reading
First reading in the Senate.
View source - Second reading
Second reading in the Senate.
View source
Official source
Read full text on Parliament of Canada