Wage Earner Protection Program
Government of Canada - Employment and Social Development Canada
- Description
- The Wage Earner Protection Program (WEPP) provides payment of eligible wages to workers whose employer has gone bankrupt or is in receivership.
Service offers:
- payment of eligible wages to workers when their employer has gone bankrupt or is in receivership
- the period during which wages are covered extends up to six months before the bankruptcy or receivership
- The Wage Earner Protection Payment (WEPP) is considered a taxable benefit
Eligible wages include:
- salaries
- commissions
- vacation
- termination and severance pay
- Eligibility
- Yes, Service targeted to individuals:
- legally authorized to work in Canada
- whose employment has ended
- whose employer has declared bankruptcy, is in receivership, or is undergoing insolvency proceedings
- who are owed wages, vacation pay, termination pay, or severance pay by their former employer
- company officers or directors
- those with a controlling interest in the business
- Application Process
- Service Access: Application Required, To access service:
- phone Servica Canada for assistance and information
- visit website to apply for the Wage Earner Protection Program (WEPP)
- visit website to find a Service Canada Centre in Alberta
Referral Process: No
Waiting Period: Yes,Service Canada aims to issue a decision letter within 35 days of receiving all necessary information.
- Toll Free
- 1-866-683-6516 (Service Canada Information Line)
- Toll Free
- 1-800-575-9696 (Canada Industrial Relations Board)
- TTY
- 1-800-926-9105 (Service Canada Information Line)
- Web Site
- https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/wage-earner-protection.html
- Languages
- English; French
- Fees
- Fee: No
Fee Reduction: No
Membership Fee: No - Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: N/A -
Other disabled access: N/A - - Topic(s)
- Agency Information
- View Agency Profile
- Last Verified On
- July 18, 2024
- Hours of Operation
- Mon08:30 AM to 04:00 PMTue08:30 AM to 04:00 PMWed08:30 AM to 04:00 PMThu08:30 AM to 04:00 PMFri08:30 AM to 04:00 PM
The hours provided are for Service Canada offices in Alberta.
