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The ''Wage Earner Protection Program Act'' (S.C. 2005, c. 47, s.1), is an Act of the Parliament of Canada. It was part of a package of reforms to the insolvency law of Canada that were brought into force in 2008 and 2009 to compensate employees of companies made bankrupt or placed into receivership under the ''Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act''. It was subsequently expanded in 2011 to cover employees who lose their jobs when their employer's attempt at restructuring subsequently ends in bankruptcy or receivership. ==Background== The issue of fairness with respect to employees terminated as a result of business failures was addressed by the Parliament of Canada as early as 1949, when the ''Bankruptcy Act'' was amended to provide a limited preferred creditor status to such claims. From 1975, legislative proposals were actively considered for the establishment of a wage protection scheme in the event of the bankruptcy, liquidation or receivership of an employer. The various options discussed for how this could be achieved included: : * super priority for wage claims,; : * recognition of existing provincial/territorial priorities within the ''BIA'' framework, : * a waiver of the waiting period for employment insurance benefits, and : * a wage earner protection fund financed either out of general tax revenues or as part of the employment insurance régime. In November 2003, the Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce reviewed the history of these discussions and recommended that the option for super priority status be adopted. In 2005, the ''BIA'' was accordingly amended and the ''WEPPA'' enacted. These provisions did not immediately come into force, as several technical amendments needed to be passed in 2007. The Act came into force on 7 July 2008. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wage Earner Protection Program Act」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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