Wage Earner Protection Program
If you are an employee legally entitled to work in Canada, you have certain protections under the Wage Earner Protection Program (WEPP) Act concerning payment of your wages, vacation, severance and termination pay if your employer becomes bankrupt or subject to a receivership under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act. This section provides you with detailed information about those rights and the steps you can take to recover outstanding wages.
The eligibility period for the Program was expanded to cover employees who lose their jobs during an employer’s attempt at restructuring which subsequently ends in bankruptcy or receivership. Expanding coverage of the WEPP means more Canadian workers qualify for WEPP support and also allows for higher average monetary claims.
The expanded WEPP coverage applies to employees whose employer went bankrupt or entered into receivership after June 5, 2011.
- Learn more about the compensation you can receive.
- Find out how to apply for benefits under the Wage Earner Protection Program.
- Why do I need to subrogate my claim to the Government of Canada?
- See what applies in your situation if you do not qualify for compensation from the Wage Earner Protection Program.
- Discover how you can request a review or an appeal if you do not agree with the decision or the payment.
- Questions and answers for applicants to the Wage Earner Protection Program.
- Wage Earner Protection Program Pamphlet
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