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Congress Registration is Now Available

The BIEN Congress will officially run from August 20 – 22, 2026. We are also happy to welcome all Congress participants to a half-day, pre-congress session the afternoon of August 19 focused on Canada. 
To ensure the Congress remains accessible while sustaining the infrastructure necessary for a global event, we utilize a tiered registration model. When registering, please select the tier that most accurately reflects your professional affiliation or personal financial circumstances.
 
Tier 1: Organization and Academic Rate ($350 CAD)
This tier is designed for participants whose attendance is supported by organizations with significant resources and professional staff.
  • Who should select this tier: Representatives of governments, large non-profits, academic institutions, and corporations. This tier also applies to individuals attending independently who possess better-than-average economic means.
Tier 2: Standard Rate ($200 CAD)
The standard rate supports the core costs of the Congress and is intended for those with moderate institutional or personal resources.
  • Who should select this tier: Staff from smaller non-profits with modest resources and few paid employees, as well as individuals with moderate personal incomes.
Tier 3: Low-income Rate ($100 CAD)
BIEN is committed to inclusive dialogue. This reduced rate is intended to remove financial barriers to participation.
  • Who should select this tier: Individuals with limited financial resources for whom the standard rate would make participation unaffordable or cause undue hardship.
For questions regarding registration tiers or assistance with the registration portal, please contact the us at biencongress2026@gmail.com.
 
Refund Policy
  • No refunds will be issued for no-shows.
  • For refunds related to denied travel documentation, refunds of 100% will be issued up to August 14, 2026.
  • For refunds related to health issues (with documentation), 100% refund will be issued up to August 18, 2026.
  • For refunds with no justification provided or personal reasons, 80% refund will be issued up to July 31, 2026.
  • To request a refund, please send an email to biencongress2026@gmail.com with the subject line “BIEN Congress Refund Request“.

As you know, in August, the Basic Income Earth Congress is coming to Canada. This event, hosted at Toronto Metropolitan University, is an opportunity to engage with leading scholars and advocates in the global basic income movement. For more information on the BIEN Congress, visit bien2026.net. 

Canada Futures Summit Pre-Congress Event

To capitalize on this opportunity to gather, we’re bringing together basic income proponents and allies from across Canada to explore and advance our shared strategies for the future of basic income in this country — and we’d love for you to be part of it.

This gathering is for the people building this movement: organizations whose core mandate is basic income; independent academics, activists, and policy thinkers working on basic income and related issues; and those from adjacent fields — food security, housing, labour, taxation, the environment — who see basic income as vital to their own work. 

Together, we aim to:

  • Build genuine co-ownership of the future we’re working toward
  • Create new opportunities for collaboration and break down the barriers between us
  • Deepen our shared understanding of what’s happening across the movement
  • Strengthen cooperation by better understanding each other’s governance structures, relationships, and roles

How to participate

There are 2 ways to register for the August 19 Canada Day: 

First, if you have already registered for the full BIEN Congress from August 20 – 22, then you are automatically registered for the pre-Congress Canada Futures Summit. Confirmation of your participation in Canada Day will be sought at a later date, and there is no need for you to act now. 

Second, if you only want to, or are only able to participate in the August 19th Canada Day event, you can register separately on the Congress Registration Page by selecting the Canada Day Only option. 

If you have any questions, you can reach out to Ben Earle at biencongress2026@gmail.com

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