Wage Earner Protection Program
Government of Canada - Employment and Social Development Canada
- Description
- Provides payment of wages owing to workers with an employer that has filed bankruptcy or receivership.
Service provides:
- payment of eligible wages owing to workers whose employer has gone bankrupt or become subject to receivership
- eligible wages include salaries, commissions, vacation, termination, and severance pay
- Eligibility
- Yes, Service targeted to individuals:
- legally entitled to work in Canada
- that have lost employment with owed wages
- with an employer has filed for bankruptcy or is subject to a receivership
- Application Process
- Service Access: See below, To access service:
- visit website to submit application online
- visit a Service Canada Centre
Referral Process: No
Waiting Period: Yes,Wait time to process applications varies. Contact for details.
- Toll Free
- 1-866-683-6516
- TTY
- 1-800-926-9105 (Toll Free)
- Web Site
- https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/wage-earner-protection.html
- Fees
- Fee: No
Fee Reduction: No
Membership Fee: No - Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: N/A -
Other disabled access: N/A - - Topic(s)
- Last Verified On
- February 9, 2022
- Hours of Operation
- Mon05:00 AM to 06:00 PMTue05:00 AM to 06:00 PMWed05:00 AM to 06:00 PMThu05:00 AM to 06:00 PMFri05:00 AM to 06:00 PM
Hours have been converted to Mountain Standard Time (MST).
