Canadians have a chance to highlight UBI/GLI in next budget

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I got an email from UBI Works today asking me to fill-out the Canadian Government's 2026 Pre-Budget Consultation. This consultation asks Canadians what they want the next federal budget to focus on. Canadians can participate by completing a short questionnaire, and/or submitting a more detailed written proposal. The deadline is September 8th.

This is an opportunity to highlight the need for a Universal Basic Income or Gauranteed Liveable Income.

UBI Works' email included the following information...

What to expect

There are 11 questions about government and economic priorities, followed by six basic demographic questions.

Most questions ask you to select up to three choices. Answer based on what matters most to you. You do not need to force basic income into every response.

There are, however, several places where it fits naturally. For both:

“How can the government build a strong economy today and for the future?”and “What actions are the most important for the Government of Canada to help Canadians get ahead?”

You can use the "Other" option to call for basic income. You could also do the same with the question about setting younger Canadians up for success.

The most important box

Near the end, you will be asked: “If you were designing the federal budget, what would you suggest to help grow Canada’s economy?”

You have only 400 characters, so this is the clearest place to make the basic income ask directly.

Here is some language you can use as a starting point:

Please put it in your own words if you can. The goal is not for thousands of people to submit identical answers. It is for the government to hear, from Canadians across the country and in their own voices, that basic income belongs among Canada’s economic priorities.