Basic Income could grow Canada’s economy $80 billion a year— more than Canada’s tourism and hospitality industries combined — and create nearly 600,000 jobs in 5 years.
Putting money in Canadians’ hands lets them spend it in their local economies, which could cause private capital investments to increase up to $15 billion a year— more than all Canadian venture capital investments a year.
Basic Income could grow the economy more than it costs in the long term, making this a sustainable investment over time. It could generate $22 billion a year in new government revenues from new economic activity— as much as all EI Premiums paid by employees and employers.
Basic Income could grow Canada’s economy $80 billion a year— more than Canada’s tourism and hospitality industries combined — and create nearly 600,000 jobs in 5 years.
Basic Income could grow the economy sustainably while lifting 3.2 million families out of poverty and giving a raise to most Canadians.