S-233National Framework for a Guaranteed Livable Basic Income Act

What it does

• Requires the Minister of Finance to develop a Canada-wide framework for a guaranteed livable basic income program for people over 17, including temporary workers, permanent residents and refugee claimants.
• Requires the minister to consult federal and provincial ministers, Indigenous elders, Indigenous governing bodies and other relevant stakeholders while developing the framework.
• Requires the framework to define what counts as a livable basic income in each region and to set national standards for health and social supports that go with the program.
• Requires the framework to say that people do not have to join education, training or the labour market to qualify.
• Requires the framework to protect health or disability services and benefits from being reduced because of the program.
• Requires the minister to table a report within one year, publish it online, and then review and report on the framework every year after that.