🍁 civid v1

Purpose and scope

• Bill S-206 would require the Minister of Finance to develop a national framework for implementing a guaranteed livable basic income program across Canada for any person over age 17.
• It would require a framework and reports; the supplied text does not itself establish a payment program, set benefit amounts or specify its cost.

National framework

• The minister would have to consult federal and provincial ministers, Indigenous Elders and governing bodies, other relevant stakeholders and experts in basic income programs, while considering federal, provincial and Indigenous jurisdictional responsibilities.
• The framework would have to include measures to:
  • Determine a livable income for each region, considering necessary goods and services and their cost in accessible markets.
  • Create national standards for complementary health and social supports.
  • Ensure education, training or labour-market participation is not required to qualify.
  • Prevent reductions in services or benefits for exceptional health or disability needs.

Reporting and deadlines

• Within one year after the Act comes into force, the minister would have to prepare a report setting out the framework and related conclusions and recommendations. It must be tabled in each House of Parliament within the first 15 sitting days after completion.
• The report must be published on the Department of Finance website within 10 days after it has been tabled in both Houses.
• Within two years after that tabling, and annually thereafter, the minister must review the framework’s effectiveness in consultation with the specified parties and table a report on findings and recommendations.

Existing law and status

• The supplied text does not amend an existing Act.
• The bill is at second reading; the supplied legislative text is from first reading on May 28, 2025.