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SMCS and AARMS CRG Seminar Series: The Feasibility and Costing of Guaranteed Basic Income in Canada

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Title: The Feasibility and Costing of Guaranteed  Basic Income in Canada

Speaker: Prof. Louis Doiron, FCIA, FSA, MAAA  School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences  University of Prince Edward Island

Location: Virtual presentation. The Zoom link is: https://upei.zoom.us/j/69028986831?pwd=N21TS 3IyS1owdUFEajBJMm1EMXkwQT09 

Abstract: In this session you will learn about the design and costing of a  Guaranteed Basic Income program in Canada (sometimes referred as  Universal Income) which was part of the most recent budget of the federal  government of Canada in April 2021 and of its potential challenges as well  as the roles of actuaries in the various phases of its implementation. 

(For further information please contact Dr. Nasser Saad at nsaad@upei.ca or Dr. Kai Liu at  kailiu@upei.ca)