Bill S-206 - Hakili Community for Sustainable Development

The Campaign

A livable income is the floor dignity stands on.

A Guaranteed Livable Basic Income would ensure everyone in Canada can meet their basic needs strengthening financial security, improving well-being, and opening opportunities for individuals and families to thrive.

Where the bill stands

Bill S-206

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

Before the Senate Finance Committee ·

passed second reading

What it would do

One framework, built on four commitments.

Meet basic needs

Define what a livable income means region by region, reflecting the real cost of a dignified life.

No strings attached

Eligibility that never requires participation in education, training, or the labour market.

Protect existing supports

No reduction in benefits meant to meet exceptional health or disability needs.

Reach everyone over 17

A national standard for every person in Canada over the age of seventeen.

2.8M

people in Canada lived below a basic standard of living in 2021 a rate rising toward 10.2% by 2023.

6%

of children born into low-income families ever reach the highest income group as adults.

17.8%

of Canadian children lived in poverty in 2021, up from 15.2% the year before.

Hakili on the record

We didn't just write about this. We brought it to Parliament.

Committee Submission

Submitted to the Senate Finance Committee

Camilia Thieba, CEO & Founder, Hakili, in Hakili’s submission to the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance.

Research Report · 2024

Intergenerational Poverty in Canada: Challenges and Solutions

Hakili’s systems-thinking analysis of why poverty persists across generations in Canada and seven evidence-based leverage points, beginning with a guaranteed livable basic income.

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