GLBI References

Comprehensive Resources on Guaranteed Livable Basic Income

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Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) Reports

2025: A Distributional Analysis of a National Guaranteed Basic Income – Update (February 2025)

Latest comprehensive analysis examining poverty reduction (up to 40%), costs ($53-107 billion gross, $3.6-5 billion net), and impacts on work incentives.

Link: https://www.pbo-dpb.ca/en/publications/RP-2425-029-S

PDF: https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2025/dpb-pbo/YN5-220-2025-eng.pdf

2021: Distributional and Fiscal Analysis of a National Guaranteed Basic Income

Foundational PBO report using parameters from Ontario's 2017 basic income pilot. Estimated lowest income quintile would see average $4,535 increase (+17.5% per year).

Link: https://www.pbo-dpb.ca/en/publications/RP-2122-001-S

2021: Distributional and Fiscal Analysis of a National Guaranteed Basic Income – A Focus on Canadians with a Disability

Specialized analysis examining how a national GLBI would impact Canadians with disabilities, including interactions with existing disability supports.

Link: https://www.pbo-dpb.ca/en/publications/RP-2122-014-S

2020: Update: Five-Year Cost Estimate of the Guaranteed Basic Income

Five-year projection of costs for implementing a guaranteed basic income program in Canada.

Link: https://www.pbo-dpb.ca/en/publications/RP-2021-014-S

2020: Costing a Guaranteed Basic Income During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Emergency analysis of implementing a guaranteed basic income as a response to the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Link: https://www.pbo-dpb.ca/en/publications/RP-2021-001-S

2018: Costing a National Guaranteed Basic Income Using the Ontario Basic Income Model

First major PBO analysis examining the costs of scaling up Ontario's Basic Income Pilot model to a national program.

Link: https://www.pbo-dpb.ca/en/publications/RP-1819-026-S

PBO Annual Activity Reports

2023-24: YN1-2024-eng.pdf

2022-23: ADM-2324-001-S

2021-22: YN1-2022-eng.pdf

Canadian Parliamentary Bills & Senate Sessions

Bill S-206 (45th Parliament, 2025) - National Framework for GLBI

Sponsor: Senator Kim Pate

Status: Under consideration by Senate National Finance Committee (as of November 2025)

Description: An Act to develop a national framework for a guaranteed livable basic income for all Canadians over age 17.

LEGISinfo: https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/45-1/s-206

Full Text (PDF): YB451-206-1.pdf

Senate Sessions: Second Reading Speech

Bill C-223 (44th Parliament, 2021-2024)

Sponsor: MP Leah Gazan

Status: Defeated at second reading (September 25, 2024)

Description: An Act to develop a national framework for a guaranteed livable basic income.

LEGISinfo: https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/44-1/c-223

Full Text (PDF): XB441-223-1.pdf

Parliamentary Debates: OpenParliament.ca

Bill S-233 (44th Parliament, 2021-2024)

Sponsor: Senator Kim Pate

Status: Died with dissolution of Parliament (January 2025)

Description: Senate version of C-223, pursuing the same goal of a national GLBI framework.

LEGISinfo: https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/44-1/s-233

Full Text: First Reading

Senate News Release - PBO Report (February 19, 2025)

Official Senate response to the PBO's 2025 report update on GLBI.

Link: en_news-release_pbo-report_feb-19-2025.pdf

Beyond the Basics: GLBI & Indigenous Peoples

Analysis of Bill S-233 and its implications for Indigenous communities.

Link: beyond-the-basics_glbi-and-indigenous-peoples-draft-june-17.pdf

Mincome - Manitoba Basic Annual Income Experiment (1974-1979)

Mincome Dataset & Archives

Complete dataset including technical reports, working papers, and code books for researchers.

University of Manitoba Dataverse: https://borealisdata.ca/dataverse/mincome

UBC Abacus Data Network: Manitoba Basic Annual Income Experiment: MINCOME, 1983-85

Income Maintenance, Work Effort, and the Canadian Mincome Experiment

Authors: Derek Hum and Wayne Simpson

Publisher: Economic Council of Canada, 1991

Comprehensive econometric analysis on labour supply impacts from Mincome.

Link: https://publications.gc.ca/site/eng/18816/publication.html

The Manitoba Basic Annual Income Experiment: Lessons Learned 40 Years Later

Author: Gregory Mason

Journal: Canadian Public Policy, 2017

Review summarizing findings about labour supply, administrative challenges, and policy implications.

Link: Academia.edu

Impact of an Experimental Guaranteed Income on Crime and Violence

Authors: David Calnitsky and Pilar Gonalons-Pons

Journal: Oxford Academic, 2021

Analysis showing significant reduction in property and violent crime linked to Mincome payments.

Link: https://academic.oup.com/socpro/article-abstract/68/3/778/5809598

"More Normal than Welfare": The Mincome Experiment, Stigma, and Community Experience

Author: David Calnitsky

Publisher: Canadian Sociological Association, 2016

Explores social stigma and community experience in Dauphin, Manitoba, finding universal approaches reduce stigma.

Link: basicincome.org PDF

Manitoba's Mincome Experiment

Canadian Museum for Human Rights overview with participant stories and impact summaries.

Link: https://humanrights.ca/story/manitobas-mincome-experiment

Op-ed: Clarifying the Impacts of the Mincome Experiment
When Poverty Disappears: Investigating Manitoba's Basic Annual Income Experiment

Type: Dissertation, University of Wisconsin

Investigates work behaviour, income levels, and social effects from the experiment.

Link: University of Wisconsin Library

Ontario Basic Income Pilot & Provincial Studies

2019: Southern Ontario's Basic Income Experience

Institution: McMaster University

Authors: Wayne Lewchuk, Marlea Clarke, and Allyson de Wolff

Comprehensive study examining the experiences of participants in Ontario's Basic Income Pilot (2017-2018) before it was prematurely cancelled. Documents impacts on food security, housing stability, health outcomes, and employment.

Link: McMaster Labour Studies PDF

Ontario Basic Income Pilot (2017-2018)

Ontario's three-year basic income pilot project, launched in 2017 and cancelled in 2018. Provided up to $16,989/year for single adults and $24,027/year for couples, minus 50% of any earned income.

Government Archive: Ontario.ca

Books on Basic Income

Basic Income: And How We Can Make It Happen

Author: Guy Standing

Publisher: Penguin (Pelican Introductions)

Comprehensive guide covering the concept, history, key benefits, objections, and pilot projects related to basic income.

Links:

- Google Books

- Penguin UK

- Goodreads

Basic Income: A Guide for the Open-Minded

Author: Guy Standing

Publisher: Yale University Press

Thorough exploration of basic income's justice, effects on poverty and inequality, economic feasibility, and implementation routes.

Links:

- Amazon

- Internet Archive (Free)

Basic Income: A Radical Proposal for a Free Society and a Sane Economy

Authors: Philippe Van Parijs and Yannick Vanderborght

Publisher: Harvard University Press

One of the most comprehensive analyses and defenses of UBI, covering philosophical, economic, and political questions. Examines funding, transition strategies, and practical policy frameworks, with global examples including Canada's Mincome experiment.

Link: Google Books

Give People Money: How a Universal Basic Income Would End Poverty, Revolutionize Work, and Remake the World

Author: Annie Lowrey

Journalistic take on how UBI could transform societies, citing experiments from around the world.

Utopia for Realists: How We Can Build the Ideal World

Author: Rutger Bregman

Explores big ideas for a better society, with UBI as a major component, examining historical precedents and possible futures.

9 Essential Reads: The Best Books on Universal Basic Income

Curated list of the most important books on UBI from advocates and researchers.

Link: https://ubiadvocates.org/best-books-on-universal-basic-income/

Advocacy Organizations & Research Networks

Basic Income Canada Network (BICN)

Leading Canadian advocacy organization for guaranteed livable basic income.

Link: https://basicincomecanada.org/

Media Releases: GLBI Could Cut Poverty Rates by 40%

UBI Works

Provides detailed information on Bill S-206 and guaranteed livable basic income advocacy.

Link: https://www.ubiworks.ca/guaranteed-livable-basic-income

Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN)

International network of researchers, advocates, and policymakers promoting basic income worldwide. Co-founded by Philippe Van Parijs.

Link: https://basicincome.org/

Policy Analysis & Commentary

How to Build a Well-Designed National Basic Income Program – At Half the Cost

Publisher: IRPP Policy Options, 2025

Commentary recommending pilot programs and highlighting the economic family model as more affordable.

Link: https://policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/05/basic-income-cost/

OpenParliament.ca

Searchable database of Canadian parliamentary debates, bills, and committee proceedings.

Links:

- Bill S-206

- Bill C-223 (Historical)

Media Coverage

CBC News: Universal Basic Income Program Could Cut Poverty Up to 40%

Coverage of the PBO's 2025 report update.

Link: CBC News

The Energy Mix: Basic Income Could Cut Poverty Up to 40%

Analysis of PBO findings and environmental justice implications.

Link: The Energy Mix

CBC Windsor: Is Windsor-Essex Ready for a Guaranteed Basic Income?

Senator Kim Pate discusses Bill S-206 and community readiness.

Link: CBC Windsor-Essex

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