Wage Earner Protection Program Act

Marginal note:General duties

• 21 (1) For the purposes of this Act, every trustee and receiver shall

  • (a) identify each individual who is owed wages by a bankrupt or insolvent employer, as the case may be, that were earned during the period of six months immediately before the date of the bankruptcy or the first day on which there was a receiver in relation to the employer;

  • (b) determine the amount of wages owing to each individual in respect of that six-month period;

  • (c) inform each individual of the existence of the program established by section 4 and the conditions under which payments may be made under this Act;

  • (d) provide the Minister and each individual, in accordance with the regulations, with information prescribed by the regulations in relation to the individual and the amount of wages owing to the individual in respect of the six-month period; and

  • (e) inform the Minister

    • (i) in the case of a trustee, when he or she is discharged, and

    • (ii) in the case of a receiver, when the receiver has completed his or her duties as receiver.

• Marginal note:Compliance with directions

  (2) A trustee or receiver must comply with any directions of the Minister relating to the administration of this Act.