Wage Earner Protection Program Regulations

3 (1) For the purpose of paragraph 5(a) of the Act, an individual is eligible to receive payment if the individual’s employment terminated as a result of a definitive and permanent breach of the employment contract.

(2) For the purpose of subsection (1), a definitive and permanent breach occurs if there is a period of at least seven consecutive days during which no work is performed for the employer and during which no wages are payable.