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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 ...
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 ...
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]
The Canada Labour Code (French: Code canadien du travail) is an Act of the Parliament of Canada to consolidate certain statutes respecting labour. The objective of the Code is to facilitate production by controlling strikes & lockouts , occupational safety and health , and some employment standards.
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (protection of children and other vulnerable persons) and the Canada Evidence Act; ... Wage Earner Protection Program Act
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]
In 2013, 50% of minimum wage workers were between the ages of 15 and 19; in 1997, it was 36%. 50.2% of workers in this age group were paid minimum wage in 2013, an increase from 31.5% in 1997. Statistics Canada notes that "youth, women and persons with a low level of education were the groups most likely to be paid at minimum wage." [2]