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Government of Canada, Employment and Social Development Canada
Top-up support to boost workers income
Helps employers keep their workers' income steady during slow business times. Covers up to 70% of their pay while on Work-Sharing.
The Worker Retention Grant (WRG) provides additional income support to Employment Insurance (EI) eligible employees who are working reduced hours under an approved Work-Sharing agreement and are undergoing training. This grant helps maintain employees’ income by keeping their earnings closer to normal wages and can reimburse employers for their portion of EI premiums and Canada Pension Plan (CPP) contributions for the Work-Sharing period. The upcoming Workforce Retention and Retraining Program (WRRP) will replace WRG and the Work-Sharing Program, offering funding of up to $1,000 per participant for training and administrative costs.
Business Size: small, medium, large
Industries: all sectors
Region: Canada-wide, Quebec (specific rules for MERCs)
Other Criteria: Must have an approved and implemented Work-Sharing agreement (for Worker Retention Grant), Be a year-round business operating in Canada for at least 2 years (1 year for tariff special measures), Be a private business, publicly held company, or certain type of non-profit (excluding government/public sector entities, self-employed individuals), Have experienced a decrease in overall work activities of at least 10% in the last 6 months (less than 10% may be eligible under tariff special measures), Decrease in work activities must be caused by factors beyond employer control, Have recovery measures in place to return employees to normal levels by agreement end, Have at least two eligible employees in the Work-Sharing unit, Employees must be year-round, permanent, full-time or part-time core staff, Employees must be eligible to receive Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, Employees must agree to reduce normal working hours (minimum 10% reduction to normal weekly earnings) and share available work equitably, Work shortage must be temporary
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