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Nunavut to look at guaranteed basic income program
Feasibility study on the program scheduled to be finished by 2021

The government of Nunavut is looking at what it would take to have a guaranteed basic income in the territory.

A request for proposals for a feasibility study for a guaranteed basic income program has been issued by the Nunavut Department of Family Services.

A guaranteed basic income is a program that provides individuals and families with income sufficient to live on with few or no conditions for eligibility.

In 2017, 40 per cent of Nunavummiut relied on income assistance, according to the government of Nunavut. In 2019, 37 per cent of residents were on income assistance.

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