Wage Earner Protection Program Act

Marginal note:General duties

• 21 (1) For the purposes of this Act, a trustee or a receiver, as the case may be, shall

  • (a) identify each individual who is owed eligible wages;

  • (b) determine the amount of eligible wages owing to each individual;

  • (c) inform each individual other than one who is in a class prescribed by regulation of the existence of the program established by section 4 and of the conditions under which payments may be made under this Act;

  • (d) provide the Minister and each individual other than one who is in a class prescribed by regulation with the amount of eligible wages owing to the individual and any other information prescribed by regulation;

  • (e) inform the Minister of when the trustee is discharged or the receiver completes their duties, as the case may be.

• Marginal note:Compliance with directions

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

• Marginal note:Duty to assist

  (3) A person, other than one described in subsection (4), who has or has access to information described in paragraph (1)(d) shall, on request, provide it to the trustee or the receiver, as the case may be.

• Marginal note:Duty to assist — payroll contractors

  (4) A person who is dealing at arm’s length with and providing payroll services to a bankrupt or insolvent person and who has or has access to information described in paragraph (1)(d) shall,

  • (a) if requested by the trustee or receiver, provide the trustee or receiver with a description of the information described in paragraph (1)(d) that they have or have access to and an estimate of the cost of providing the information; and

  • (b) if requested by the trustee or receiver, provide the trustee or receiver with the information described in paragraph (1)(d) that they have or have access to.