Wage Earner Protection Program Act

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— 2005, c. 47, s. 132, as amended by 2007, c. 36, s. 107The Wage Earner Protection Program Act, as enacted by section 1 of this Act, applies in respect of wages owing by an employer only ifthe employer becomes bankrupt on or after the day on which that section comes into force; orall or part of the employer’s property comes into the possession or under the control of a receiver on or after the day on which that section comes into force. — 2009, c. 2, s. 357The provisions of the Wage Earner Protection Program Act and the Wage Earner Protection Program Regulations as amended by sections 342 to 354 applyin respect of wages owing to an individual by an employer who becomes bankrupt after January 26, 2009; andin respect of wages owing to an individual by an employer any of whose property comes under the possession or control of a receiver within the meaning of subsection 243(2) of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act after January 26, 2009. — 2011, c. 24, s. 164The Wage Earner Protection Program Act, as amended by section 163, appliesin respect of wages owing to an individual by an employer who becomes bankrupt after June 5, 2011; andin respect of wages owing to an individual by an employer any of whose property comes under the possession or control of a receiver as defined in subsection 243(2) of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, after June 5, 2011. — 2017, c. 20, s. 391The Wage Earner Protection Program Act, as it read immediately before the day on which this section comes into force, applies with respect to any appeal made before that day under section 14 of that Act. — 2017, c. 20, s. 393All of the persons who occupy a position within the Department of Employment and Social Development and carry out powers, duties or functions that are in whole or in part in support of or related to the powers, duties and functions of the Minister of Labour under sections 14 to 20 of the Wage Earner Protection Program Act immediately before the day on which this section comes into force occupy their position within the Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada beginning on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.Nothing in subsection (1) is to be construed as affecting the status of such a person, except that the person, beginning on the day fixed by the order referred to in subsection (1), occupies their position within the Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada.Any money that is appropriated by an Act of Parliament, for the fiscal year that includes the day fixed by the order referred to in subsection (1), to defray any charges and expenses of the Department of Employment and Social Development related to an appeal under sections 14 to 20 of the Wage Earner Protection Program Act and that is unexpended on that day is deemed, on that day, to be an amount appropriated to defray the charges and expenses of the Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada. — 2018, c. 27, s. 649Subsection 7(1) of the Wage Earner Protection Program Act as amended by subsection 631(1) appliesin respect of eligible wages owing to an individual by an employer who becomes bankrupt after February 26, 2018 but before the day on which subsection 631(2) comes into force; andin respect of eligible wages owing to an individual by an employer any of whose property comes under the possession or control of a receiver, within the meaning of subsection 243(2) of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, after February 26, 2018 but before the day on which subsection 631(2) comes into force. — 2018, c. 27, s. 650The definition eligible wages as amended by subsections 627(1) and (3) applies in respect of wages owing to an individual by an employer only ifthe employer becomes bankrupt on or after the day on which those subsections come into force; orany of the employer’s property comes under the possession or control of a receiver, within the meaning of subsection 243(2) of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, on or after that day.