Bill C-273 (Historical)

National Strategy for a Guaranteed Basic Income Act

An Act to establish a national strategy for a guaranteed basic income

This bill is from the 43rd Parliament, 2nd session, which ended in August 2021.

Sponsor

Julie Dzerowicz Liberal

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Second reading (House), as of June 14, 2021
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment requires the Minister of Finance to develop a national strategy to assess implementation models for a guaranteed basic income program as part of Canada’s innovation and economic growth strategy. It also provides for reporting requirements in relation to the strategy.

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-273s:

C-273 (2022) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (Corinne’s Quest and the protection of children)

C-273 (2016) An Act to amend the Customs Act (marine pleasure craft)

C-273 (2011) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (cyberbullying)

C-273 (2009) An Act to amend the Competition Act and the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (right to repair)

National Strategy for a Guaranteed Basic Income ActPrivate Members' Business

June 14th, 2021 / 12:05 p.m.

The Assistant Deputy Speaker Carol Hughes

The time provided for the consideration of Private Members' Business has now expired and the order is dropped to the bottom of the order of precedence on the Order Paper.