Below is a list of all the Candidates who pledged to actively support the establishment of a national basic income for Canada as part of the 2021 Federal Election. 

Candidates who took the Pledge:

“I stand behind Leah Gazan's Private member motion M-46 for Guaranteed Livable Basic Income for all Canadians over the age of 18. I pledge to support Guaranteed Livable Basic Income as part of my campaign and if elected, will champion UBI in parliament on behalf of all Canadians.”

-Emily Clark, NDP, Kildonan St Paul

“As someone on ODSP (low income) living below the poverty line struggling to pay my Fair Market rent apartment, bills, I have nothing left for food. I rely on others generous donations to feed myself. Most recently the Dew Drop Inn the day of the Defund Line 3 Rally at the Scotiabank on Red River Road in Thunder Bay. We sat & ate our lunches outside together at the outdoor picnic tables & enjoyed each other's company. It was nice.  We do this as we don't have money for lunch. I probably wouldn't have eaten that day otherwise. I picked up wraps, bagels, bread, mac & cheese (Safeway, mmmm) sweet potatoes & more. This is one of many reasons why I'm running in the Federal Elections. We need a Basic/Targeted/Guaranteed Livable Income Now!! #IFNOTNOWTHENWHEN?”

-Tracey MacKinnon, Green Party of Canada, Thunder Bay- Rainy River District

“I formally pledge to work to implement a Guaranteed Livable Income as soon as possible.”

-Victor Becker Lau, Green Party of Canada, Regina-Wascana

“I see guaranteed basic income as a cornerstone of Canada's innovation and economic growth strategy. Providing an equal opportunity for everyone to succeed is a fundamental value at the heart of a basic income. We need a system that removes all obstacles regarding access to opportunity and that allows people to be their best selves. Canada's economy and success will be dependent on our ability to innovate. The only way for Canada to achieve its economic potential is by allowing all Canadians to achieve their full personal potential.”

-Julie Dzerowicz, Liberal Party of Canada, Davenport

“A Basic Annual Income will ensure that people will have the means and resources to live a healthy and robust life. They will be able to afford a better quality of accommodations, a better standard of preventative health and a higher standard of care and education for their children. Despite the statements from the voices of opposition, a Basic Guaranteed Income will not only pay for itself, it will provide any government which implements it with a significant surplus, as a result of the reduction in government duplication.”

-Waji Khan, Green Party of Canada, Kingston and the Islands

“It’s time for a made-in-Canada solution to Basic Income. I’m excited at the opportunity to develop a strategy that will help provide a safety net and unlock the economic potential for millions of Canadians.”

-Mark Gerretsen, Liberal Party of Canada, Kingston and the Islands

“The Green Party of Canada has Guaranteed Livable Income as one of its key pillars for addressing poverty and socioeconomic inequities.”

- Farrukh Chishtie, Green Party of Canada, Vancouver Kingsway

“The NDP has and will continue to push to ensure a guaranteed livable basic income for all. Along with Jagmeet Singh I will act to make life more affordable fo people and tax the ultra rich. “

- Alejandra Bravo, NDP, Davenport

“Leah Gazan spearheading Guaranteed Livable Basic income is something I supported in the last sitting of parliament and would gladly support in the future.”

- Sean McQuillan, NDP, Vancouver South

“I, and my party, absolutely support and will implement a GLI (Guaranteed Livable Income) that will provide dignity and meet the needs of the most vulnerable of our citizens.  Please see our platform for more information https://www.greenparty.ca/en/platform”

- Valerie Brooks, Green Party, Yorkton-Melville

“I am strongly in favour of a national basic income in Canada. This makes both humanitarian and economic sense! In Canada we have all the data we need to prove that Universal Healthcare is the most effective and economic way to deliver health care. A Universal Basic Income is no different.”
- Nicki Ward, Green Party, York South – Weston

“The Green Party has long argued that, virus or not, we cannot allow Canadians to keep falling through the gaps in our social safety net. A basic income is the only way to ensure that each and every one of us gets the support we need.”

- Ran Zhu, Green, Wellington-Halton Hills

“The Green Party would establish a Guaranteed Livable Income program, which would stimulate the economy, give people choice, dignity, and opportunity, and importantly, answers one of the MMIWG inquiry's calls to justice.”

- Jessica Wegg, Green Party of Canada, North Island - Powell River

"My conviction for a Guaranteed Livable Income (GLI) begins with all the people I know that would benefit from this support, and how in turn, it would benefit us all. "

-Mike Morrice, Green Party of Canada, Kitchener Centre

“The time has come for a guaranteed livable income. We cannot forget the hard lessons of the pandemic and ensure that every person in society has enough to meet their basic needs.”

- Phil De Luna, Green Party of Canada, Toronto-St. Paul's

“I do pledge my support but this is a band aide treatment and it is not going to address the deeper underlying issue of having no career jobs available to the working class.”
-Michael LaRiviere, Green Party of Canada, Renfrew, Nipissing, Pembroke

“Throughout the pandemic, we have seen the benefits that providing support to those who need it most can provide when it comes to maintaining and growing our economy. CERB, and resulted subsidies, allowed Canadians across the country to have confidence in their bank accounts and spending when the state of the economy was at its worst. I am fully supportive of exploring the possibility of establishing a national basic income in Canada.”

- Lisa Post, Liberal Party of Canada, Dufferin-Caledon

“The Green Party was the first federal party to promote basic income in their platform and I'm proud to continue working towards a Guaranteed Liveable Income for all. Having done work on Living Wages in the riding, I am in full support and aware of the positive impacts a GLI can have.”

- Tara Howse, Green Party of Canada, South Okanagan-West Kootenay

“Millions of Canadians were struggling before the Pandemic, through the Pandemic and continue now as we are in the 4th Wave. It is clear that we need a Basic Income for our elderly, our chronically ill, our youth. 35,000 Canadians are without housing on any given night in Canada. It is time to do something about it. If elected, I will work to make Basic Income a reality.”

- Jenni LeForestier, Green, Dufferin-Caledon

“The Green Party is advocating for a Guaranteed Livable Income, and so am I.”

- Jennifer Purdy, Green Party, Kanata-Carleton