Wage Earner Protection Program Regulations (SOR/2008-222)

• 19 (1) The amounts, as indicated in subsections 18(2) and (3), that are to be adjusted are to be done so on January 1 of each year in accordance with the percentage increase to the consumer price index for the year ending on September 30 of the previous year.

• (2) The consumer price index is the annual average all-items consumer price index for Canada (not seasonally adjusted) published by Statistics Canada.

• (3) The adjusted amounts are to be rounded

  • (a) in the case of those set out in the description of A in paragraph 18(2)(b), to the nearest dollar;

  • (b) subject to paragraph (c), in the case of those set out in the description of B in paragraph 18(2)(b) and in subsection 18(3), to the nearest $500 increment; and

  • (c) in the case of those set out in subparagraph (v) of the description of B in paragraph 18(2)(b), to the nearest $100 increment.

• (4) If, as a result of rounding, an amount set out in the description of B in subsection (2) remains the same as it was for the previous year, the unrounded adjusted amount is to be used for the purposes of the adjustment for the following year.

20 The notice referred to in subsections 36(1.1) and (1.2) of the Act is to be provided to the Minister within 30 days after the day on which the individual becomes aware of the action, proceeding, decision or order, as the case may be, and include

• (a) the name, address, telephone number and social insurance number of the individual;

• (b) in the case of a notice referred to in subsection 36(1.1),

  • (i) the date the action or proceeding was commenced,

  • (ii) the nature of the action or proceeding,

  • (iii) the name of the person who commenced the action or proceeding and their contact information; and

• (c) in the case of a notice referred to in subsection 36(1.2), the date the decision or order was made and, if a payment has been received as a result of the decision or order,

  • (i) the amount of the payment broken down by the components of wages to which it relates and by recipient,

  • (ii) the contact information of the recipients,

  • (iii) the time period for which the payment relates, and

  • (iv) the source of the payment.