Discussion Paper: Ontario Government and Pilot Study

discussion paper: A discussion paper he has authored is expected to be made public this fall, and three months of consultations will start soon in Ontario, according to Rabble. The main idea behind a GAI is to give every adult in Canada a fixed amount of money with few if any conditions and to do away with several other types of income assistance programs . Here are 10 things to know about Canada GAI debate: 1. It gained momentum earlier this year when the Ontario government announced it would undertake a pilot study of the GAI. And in June, the Ontario government announced that former Canadian Senator Hugh Segal will advise them on the "design and implementation" of the pilot. The various proposed GAI schemes have multiple names. Each comes with slightly different connotations and different camps of advocates have their own reasons for favouring one term over the other. The following terms are often used interchangeably: basic income, guaranteed annual income, negative income tax, guaranteed livable income, guaranteed adequate income, social dividend, territorial dividend, state bonus, demogrant, assured annual income and citizen wage. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.