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The Wage Earner Protection Program Act (French: Loi sur le Programme de protection des salariés; S.C. 2005, c. 47, s.1), [1] is an act of the Parliament of Canada.It was part of a package of reforms to the insolvency law of Canada that were brought into force in 2008 and 2009 to compensate employees of companies made bankrupt or placed into receivership under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act ...
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (protection of children and other vulnerable persons) and the Canada Evidence Act, 2004; Assisted Human Reproduction Act, 2004; International Transfer of Offenders Act, 2004; Pledge to Africa Act, 2004; Civil Marriage Act, 2005; Quarantine Act; Wage Earner Protection Program Act, 2005; Federal Accountability ...
Certain bankruptcy and CCAA proceedings involve the issue of unpaid wages, severance and termination pay, and other payroll liabilities. The Wage Earner Protection Program Act [83] provides a procedure to claim a portion of the amount due, against which the "super-priority" of the employees on the assets of the estate is subrogated. [84]
However, this has been criticized as changing the government's role "from enforcers of labour standards to being wage dispute resolvers." [5] Health Services and Support-Facilities Subsector Bargaining Association v British Columbia [2007] [6] Fraser v. Ontario (Attorney General) [2011] [7]
The Jobs, Growth and Long-term Prosperity Act [2] (French: Loi sur l’emploi, la croissance et la prospérité durable, informally referred to as Bill C-38) is an Act of the Parliament of Canada. This omnibus bill was introduced by Jim Flaherty , Minister of Finance under Prime Minister Steven Harper's majority Conservative government as a ...
The Parliament of Canada has exclusive jurisdiction to regulate matters relating to bankruptcy and insolvency, by virtue of Section 91(2) of the Constitution Act, 1867. It has passed the following statutes as a result: The Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act ("BIA") [1] The Companies' Creditors Arrangements Act ("CCAA") [2] The Farm Debt Mediation ...
The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that, in the case of a "requirement to pay" under the Income Tax Act (Canada) that was issued after a notice of application to appoint a receiver (but before the court heard the application), supported by an ex parte "jeopardy order" issued by the Federal Court of Canada under s. 225.1(1) of that Act, [70 ...
Each April 1, based on Canada CPI for January through November of the previous calendar year plus, starting in 2023, 1%. [20] [b] In 2019 and 2021, an extra $0.30 was added before applying indexation. In 2020, the minimum wage was increased by $1.00 in lieu of indexation.