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Wage Earner Protection Program
1-888-683-6516
Mon-Fri 8am-5pm
Last Updated: Mar 5, 2025: Suggest an edit
Application
Call or visit the Service Canada website
Eligibility / Target Population
Any worker who meets all of the following criteria can apply:
- your employment has ended
- your former employer is declared bankrupt or is subject to a receivership
- your former employer owes you:
- wages and vacation pay earned during the six month period ending on the date of the bankruptcy or receivership, and/or
- termination and severance pay for employment that ended during the six month period ending on the date of the bankruptcy or receivership
Languages
English ; French
Language Notes
French programs offered * French publications and website
Area Served
Canada
Description of Services
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
Last Updated: Mar 5, 2025: Suggest an edit
