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title: "WEPP: Wage Earner Protection Program application"
url: "https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/wage-earner-protection"
description: "Unpaid wages after an employer's bankruptcy in Canada: handled by Service Canada. Official link checked 12 October 2026. From official sources."
site: "Canada Service Map"
author: "Mahmoud Halat"
publisher: "Space & Story"
lastReviewed: "2026-10-12"
licence: "Built entirely from public data: open data and official government pages. Each record keeps the licence of its source, listed at https://canadaservicemap.ca/data."
---
# WEPP: Wage Earner Protection Program application

Federal service · Work and business

Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, checked 12 October 2026. Not a government website. The official page always has the final word.

## Short answer

The Wage Earner Protection Program pays eligible workers wages owed when their employer goes bankrupt or into receivership.

Who handles it: [Service Canada (Employment and Social Development Canada)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/employment-and-social-development-canada). Handles it everywhere in Canada.

## Official links

- [Wage Earner Protection Program](https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/wage-earner-protection.html), checked 12 October 2026

## Where to go in person

- Service Canada Centres: [Toronto, ON](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/toronto/service-canada-centres) (9), [Montréal, QC](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/quebec/montreal/service-canada-centres) (6), [Calgary, AB](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/alberta/calgary/service-canada-centres) (4), [Ottawa, ON](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/ottawa/service-canada-centres) (3), [Edmonton, AB](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/alberta/edmonton) (2), [Winnipeg, MB](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/manitoba/winnipeg/service-canada-centres) (3), [Mississauga, ON](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/mississauga) (2), [Vancouver, BC](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/british-columbia/vancouver) (2), [Brampton, ON](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/brampton) (1), [Hamilton, ON](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/hamilton) (2)

## More

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## Cite this page

Canada Service Map, "WEPP: Wage Earner Protection Program application", checked 12 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/wage-earner-protection