Parliament records show that Bill S-206, the National Framework for a Guaranteed Livable Basic Income Act, advanced to committee in the Senate.
The bill completed second reading on November 6, 2025 and was referred to the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance.
S-206 is a Senate public bill. Its short title is the National Framework for a Guaranteed Livable Basic Income Act.
The bill would require the development of a national framework for a guaranteed livable basic income. Parliament's listing does not set out a benefit amount, eligibility formula, funding source, or tax treatment for payments.
First reading was completed on May 28, 2025. Report stage and third reading had not been reached in the Senate at the time of the recorded update.
The House of Commons stages had also not been reached.
The listing notes earlier related bills from the 44th Parliament: S-233, which reached committee consideration in the Senate, and C-223, which was defeated after first reading in the House of Commons.
The bill is relevant because a guaranteed-income framework could eventually affect federal spending, benefits, income supports, and interactions with tax-administered credits. At this stage, however, it is a framework bill, not an enacted benefit program.